In the search to lower out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs, consumers will encounter a number of different coupons, discounts and assistance programs available to them. They don't all work the ...

Gemtesa’s manufacturer (Urovant Sciences) provides the Gemtesa Simple Savings Program. This is a financial assistance plan aimed at making Gemtesa (vibegron) — a treatment for overactive bladder in ...

In the rapidly evolving landscape of healthcare, Pharma Patient Assistance Programs (PAP) have been a lifeline for many patients seeking access to essential medications. These programs aim to help ...

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One of the most powerful components of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was the mandate that nonprofit hospitals provide an income-based financial assistance program. But 10 years after the passage of ...

Steven Peskin, MD, MBA, FACP: [What is the economic value of patient assistance programs?] [When] patient assistance programs are for individuals where there is economic hardship, and a ...

Limited evidence from a literature review suggests that co-pay assistance was associated with improved treatment persistence/adherence across various diseases, with indirect evidence suggesting ...

Anna Sutton was shocked when she received a letter from her husband’s job-based health plan stating that Humira, an expensive drug used to treat her daughter’s juvenile arthritis, was now on a long ...

Anna Sutton was shocked when she received a letter from her husband’s job-based health plan stating that Humira, an expensive drug used to treat her daughter’s juvenile arthritis, was now on a long ...

Employers are increasingly using patient financial assistance initiatives set up by drugmakers to offset their own costs. (Nikolai Sorokin/Dreamstime/TNS) Anna Sutton was shocked when she received a ...