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OPINION: Congress Should Reform PBMs to Lower Costs, Improve Access for Patients

August 28, 2024 4:21 pm

Patients living with multiple sclerosis (MS) and a range of other chronic diseases often face exorbitantly high medical costs that can make it more challenging to access the prescription medications, therapies, and other treatments they need to manage and control their symptoms and side effects. Profit-driven policies put in place...

OPINION: It’s time for Congress to protect patients by passing meaningful PBM reform

May 28, 2024 11:22 pmMay 30, 2024 1:53 pm

As someone living with a myriad of chronic health conditions, including type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and most recently, restrictive lung disease, I’m aware of the uphill battle patients face when it comes to accessing vital medications. It’s a battle that shouldn’t exist, yet it persists due...

Congress Must Reform Insurer PBM Practices that Hurt Patients

September 15, 2023 1:18 pmSeptember 15, 2023 1:20 pm

Last year Congress passed a bill to allow Medicare to negotiate putting price caps and certain pharmaceutical drugs. While this action may sound like a good idea, there will be unintended consequences for millions of Americans like me who rely on the innovation in the pharmaceutical sector to stay alive....

Opinion: Reforming Pharmacy Benefit Managers Will Improve Drug Affordability

August 1, 2023 3:37 pm

Medically vulnerable patients in Nevada and across the country can face extraordinary challenges accessing and affording their prescribed treatments. That is particularly true for cancer patients and those living with immunodeficiency diseases and deficiencies. Unfortunately, a large part of the reason we face such high barriers to care is due...