PCSK9 Inhibitor Rejection Data
The Institute for Patient Access’ 2019 access report card assesses national claims data for PCSK9 inhibitors for January-December 2018. Filter data by state, gender, ethnicity (etc.) using the maps below. Tips: For state level data, click state of interest. To exit state level data, click state again. To create full screen map, click the arrow […]
PCSK9 Inhibitors: National Report Card
A national data supplier reviewed PCSK9 inhibitor claims for Medicare, Medicaid, Medicaid managed care, and commercial managed care organizations across the nation from January 2018 through December 2018. Of national health plans that received at least 3,000 claims for PCSK9 inhibitors, the following had the highest rates of rejection: Federal Employee Benefit Plan – 76% […]
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