Dec. 29, 2020
Pro-Patient Agenda Revealed
Congress and the new Biden White House are ready to hit the ground running in 2021. So we’re here to make sure patient needs are addressed and included in upcoming legislation.
On this episode, Terry outlines the Pro-Patient Agenda, a list of 8 items that patients need from the Biden administration. Dr. Bob and field correspondent Kate Pecora join Terry to discuss tackling copay accumulators, healthcare transparency, and more.
Hosts:
Terry Wilcox, Executive Director, Patients Rising
Dr. Robert Goldberg, “Dr. Bob”, Co-Founder and Vice President of the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest.
Kate Pecora, Field Correspondent
Links:
Trump’s ‘most favored nations’ experiment undermines care for millions covered by Medicare
Proposed CMS Policy Will Allow Insurers to Broadly Implement Copay Accumulators
Supreme Court upholds controversial Arkansas law that regulates pharmacy benefit managers
‘Maisie’s Army’ Helps 16 Other Children Get Life-Saving Medication Denied by Insurance
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