In her final thoughts regarding gastroesophageal cancer, Laura Bobolts, PharmD, BCOP, overviews patient support services and programs. Laura Bobolts, PharmD, BCOP: It’s an exciting time in the ...

Four years ago, Barbara LaCoste began seeing blurry spots in her central line of vision. During an eye exam at the John A. Moran Eye Center, the 78-year-old received a diagnosis that was all too ...

Amid rising healthcare costs and shrinking government coverage, two major patient assistance charities have announced a strategic merger they say will help ramp up aid. The Patient Advocate Foundation ...

Pharmaceutical companies are undergoing a profound transformation. No longer confined to merely developing treatments, companies are assuming a partnership role to collaborate with healthcare ...

About 1 in 10 prescription drugs — mainly brand-name and expensive drugs and those for rare diseases — has a manufacturer-sponsored patient support program, which usually includes financial, nursing ...

Regulatory shifts and payer actions are reshaping how patients access therapy. Recent policy and market developments are increasing coverage complexity, driving more patients to patient assistance ...

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 ...

The Eliquis 360 Support program offers a 40% discount on apixaban, targeting uninsured or underinsured patients to improve access and affordability. Apixaban is the most prescribed oral anticoagulant ...

RIDGEFIELD, Conn. & NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Boehringer Ingelheim and HealthPrize Technologies today announced the expansion of the RespiPoints digital support program to anyone taking one of ...

In honor of Rare Disease Day on February 28, 2025, we will publish a series of posts throughout the month on As Prescribed and Health Law Scan, focusing on issues impacting the rare disease community.

Greater transparency and independent evaluation are needed to understand the impact of the patient support programs that pharmaceutical companies offer for many expensive drugs, according to ...

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 ...