March 21, 2023
Letter to Congress: Ensure Patients Are Heard On IRA Implementation
In a letter to Congress and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the Chronic Care Policy Alliance (CCPA)…
Read MoreNovember 8, 2022
Copay Accumulator Series Part 2
To better understand how copay accumulators work, it is helpful to imagine one patient as an example. Let’s call her…
Read MoreOctober 24, 2022
Copay Accumulator Series Part 1
Over the past five or more years, insurers and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) have devised ways to force patients, especially…
Read MoreOctober 18, 2022
All Copays Count Coalition Launches New Website
https://allcopayscount.org/ The Chronic Care Policy Alliance (CCPA) is a proud partner of the All Copays Count Coalition (ACCC), which has…
Read MoreJuly 26, 2022
Letter to Congress: Drug Pricing Reform Should Protect Patients
In a letter to Congress, the Chronic Care Policy Alliance (CCPA) was joined by 35 organizations expressing concerns with the…
Read MoreJuly 7, 2022
CCPA Statement on Prescription Drug Pricing Reform
Congress has a unique opportunity this year to pass meaningful, patient focused reforms that will help ensure people living with…
Read MoreJune 13, 2022
Safe Step Act
Health plans employ various cost containment protocols known as “Utilization Management (UM).” The result of UM is that your insurance plan has the final word on what treatment you will get even though you and your doctor have already made…
Read MoreMay 20, 2022
Patient Access and the Role of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) in the Health Care System
For many Americans who are managing a chronic condition, the journey to pick up prescriptions is filled with a myriad…
Read MoreApril 28, 2022
Policymakers must protect copay assistance programs
For many patients, cost has become a barrier to obtaining the care and treatments they need to manage their chronic conditions. For medications specifically, patients often face high deductibles and steep cost sharing at the pharmacy counter. Many patients find…
Read MoreMarch 16, 2022
Comments to the Senate Finance Committee: Prescription Drug Policy Reforms Should Focus on Reducing Patient Cost
Yesterday, CCPA submitted the following comments to the Senate Finance Committee: Chronic Care Policy Alliance (CCPA) is a network of organizations dedicated to ensuring people living with chronic disease have access to quality, affordable healthcare. That is why as the…
Read MoreMarch 1, 2022
New legislation must prioritize patients
Throughout 2021, considerable work went into creating meaningful, lasting, and positive change for patients throughout the country. We applaud the efforts of legislators to lower the costs of prescription medications and cap out of pocket costs for seniors in this…
Read MoreNovember 5, 2021
All Copays Count Coalition Applauds House Introduction of Help Ensure Lower Patient Copays Act
National Hemophilia Foundation WASHINGTON, DC—November 2, 2021—The All Copays Count Coalition, which comprises more than 60 groups representing patients with serious and chronic diseases including the Chronic Care Policy Alliance, applauds the introduction of the Help Ensure Lower Patient Copays…
Read MoreOctober 6, 2021
Webinar Recap: “Issue Briefing and Advocacy Training on Policy Priorities for Patient Advocates”
On September 16, Chronic Care Policy Alliance (CCPA) hosted a comprehensive issue brief on CCPA’s main policy priorities as Congress returns from August recess. We were joined by Brett McReynolds, Vice President of Public Policy at American Autoimmune Related Diseases…
Read MoreOctober 5, 2021
Crisis in Bone Health: Strengthening Patient Access to Preventive Care Webinar
Recently, the California Chronic Care Coalition American Bone Health and the Fracture Prevention Coalition proudly co-hosted a webinar titled “Crisis in Bone Health:…
Read MoreAugust 19, 2021
CCPA Toolkit for COVID-19 and the Chronic Disease Community
As an organization representing health consumers with chronic conditions across the country, the Chronic Care Policy Alliance understands the concern…
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