November 19, 2020
Millions of patients rely on copay assistance programs to afford prescription medications, but recent federal policies around copay accumulator programs threaten to increase patients’ out-of-pocket costs. In an effort to increase awareness around why copay accumulator programs are harmful to…
Read MoreNovember 18, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused disruption across cancer care, including declines in cancer diagnoses across California and the nation. As physicians…
Read MoreOctober 29, 2020
On Tuesday, October 27, Chronic Care Policy Alliance (CCPA) hosted a webinar, How Copay Accumulators Hurt Patients: A Policy Discussion For Advocates with guest speaker Randall Rutta, president and CEO of the American Autoimmune Related Disease Association (AARDA). During the…
Read MoreOctober 12, 2020
October 12, 2020 "As a nation, shouldn’t we try to make healthcare more affordable and accessible? Yet, recent health policies continue to fail vulnerable individuals, like those living with chronic illness. These patients — who pay thousands in out-of-pocket costs…
Read MoreSeptember 14, 2020
The Chronic Care Policy Alliance released the following statement in response to the Most Favored Nation Executive Order issued by the White House on September 13: “Yesterday, President Trump issued an executive order to set prices for prescription medications in…
Read MoreSeptember 11, 2020
Millions of patients across the country rely on copay assistance programs to affordably access the medications they need to treat their chronic conditions and maintain their health. Unfortunately, access to these programs is being threatened by the increased implementation of…
Read MoreSeptember 9, 2020
The Chronic Care Policy Alliance sent letters to the House and the Senate urging congressional members to co-sponsor H.R. 7647. This bill would delay the implementation of the 2021 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for one year and reinstate…
Read MoreAugust 26, 2020
Health officials are stopping the spread of COVID-19 in many ways. Contact tracing is one method for the public to…
Read MoreAugust 5, 2020
Originally Published on GTMR.org Liz Helms August 5, 2020 We know that successfully implementing comprehensive medication management (CMM) will improve quality…
Read MoreJuly 2, 2020
CCPA led a sign-on letter, in partnership with the HIV+Hep Policy Institute, outlining concerns with a provision included in the 2021 Notice…
Read MoreJune 26, 2020
The race to work on a COVID-19 vaccine has put immunizations at the forefront of many headlines. But what about…
Read MoreJune 12, 2020
June 12, 2020 "Health policy has become a dominant and divisive topic in American politics, and for good reason. It matters. It is literally an issue of life and death for every citizen of this country. Therefore, it is important…
Read MoreJune 11, 2020
Chronic Care Policy Alliance (CCPA) hosted a webinar, “The State of Chronic Disease: How a New Federal Rule Will Increase…
Read MoreMay 27, 2020
A Policy Discussion for Advocates Join us for a webinar on Wednesday, June 3 at 1:30 PM EST / 10:30 AM…
Read MoreMay 26, 2020
Joan Werblun, RN, advisory committee member of the Chronic Care Policy Alliance, issued the following statement today in response to…
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