On this Ropes & Gray podcast, health care partner Michael Lampert and counsel Sam Perrone, and litigation & enforcement partner Andrew O’Connor, rejoin to discuss patient assistance programs, recent ...

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 ...

Dr. Doroshow addresses financial toxicity as a central concern in Sandra's case and broader challenge in HER2-directed therapy access. Sandra has high-deductible Affordable Care Act marketplace plan ...

Why do pharmaceutical companies charge exorbitant rates for their products but then give them away for free or virtually no cost to most patients, regardless of income, through patient assistance ...

Copayment accumulators and maximizers have the potential to harm patients’ access to necessary medicines. Health care payers (including employers, insurers, and pharmacy benefit managers), regulators, ...

In a highly watched case relating to the ability of pharmaceutical manufacturers to support patient copay assistance, the Southern District of New York recently denied Pfizer's request for a ...

In early 2019, Jennifer Hepworth and her husband were stunned by a large bill they unexpectedly received for their daughter’s prescription cystic fibrosis medication. Their payment had risen to $3,500 ...

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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 ...

Here you can search for information about prescription assistance programs sponsored by relevant Janssen Pharmaceuticals Companies as well as up-to-date information about independent foundations that ...

Health insurance can be a helpful—often vital—resource for you as you live with lupus. But figuring out how to use your benefits to the fullest can be tough, even if you’ve lived with this chronic ...