National Coalition Applauds Bipartisan Federal Legislation to Ensure Copay Assistance Counts for Patients HELP Copays Act Would Protect Treatment Affordability for Vulnerable Patients WASHINGTON, DC – February 9, 2023 —Today, 75 national patient and provider advocacy groups that make up the All Copays Count Coalition applauded the reintroduction of the Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) … Continued

WASHINGTON, D.C.- December 16, 2022 – In response to draft rulemaking for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (NBPP) for 2024, the All Copays Count Coalition, which comprises more than 80 groups representing patients with serious and chronic health conditions, today released the following statement: “We urge … Continued

ALL COPAYS COUNT COALITION URGES POLICYMAKERS TO ADDRESS COPAY ACCUMULATOR POLICIES IN SIGN-ON LETTER AND NEW WEBSITE —73 Organizations Call on CMS to Address Copay Accumulator Adjustors in the 2024 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters— WASHINGTON, D.C.— October 3 — The All Copays Count Coalition (ACCC) today sent a letter signed by 73 leading … Continued

WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 29, 2022 – In response to final rulemaking for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (NBPP) for 2023, the All Copays Count Coalition (ACCC), which comprises more than 80 groups representing patients with serious and chronic health conditions, today released the following statement: … Continued

Dec 31, 2021   WASHINGTON, D.C.— December 31, 2021 — In response to additional rulemaking for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (NBPP) for 2023, the All Copays Count Coalition, which comprises more than 60 groups representing patients with serious and chronic health conditions, today released the … Continued

Patient Groups Voice Support of Help Ensure Lower Patient Copays Act Bipartisan Legislation Eliminates Misleading Insurer Practices and Protects FinanciallyVulnerable Patients WASHINGTON, D.C.— December 2, 2021 — More than 140 groups representing patients with serious and chronic conditions this week sent a letter to House Representatives Donald McEachin (D–VA) and Rodney Davis (R–IL) voicing support … Continued

The Help Ensure Lower Patient Copays Act Promises Patient Access to Life-Saving Medication Representatives McEachin and Davis Introduce Legislation Protecting Patients from Harmful Practices that Create Barriers to Health Care Washington, DC – The AIDS Institute is proud to support the Help Ensure Lower Patient Copays Act (HELP Copays Act), introduced today by Representatives A. Donald … Continued

Nov 2, 2021 All Copays Count Coalition Applauds House Introduction of Help Ensure Lower Patient Copays Act Bipartisan Legislation Would Eliminate Harmful and Misleading Health Plan Pricing Schemes and Protect Vulnerable Patients  WASHINGTON, DC—November 2, 2021—The All Copays Count Coalition, which comprises more than 60 groups representing patients with serious and chronic diseases, applauds the … Continued

Biden Administration Can Also Help Solve Patient Drug Affordability Crisis Washington DC…Today, Congressmen Donald McEachin (D-VA) and Rodney Davis (R-IL) introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure that copay assistance for prescription drugs are counted towards a beneficiary’s cost-sharing obligations. The “Help Ensure Lower Patient Copays Act” would ban a cruel practice implemented by insurance companies that … Continued