The Harms of Copay Accumulators
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Did you notice that suddenly one year you started paying more for your healthcare? Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are sometimes treated with medications that are expensive. Manufacturers create programs to help patients afford these drugs. In the beginning, these payments from assistance programs counted toward a yearly health insurance deductible. Then, suddenly: they stopped counting. Overnight, patients found themselves responsible for more costs, while insurance carriers received what amounts to double payments. A 2023 court ruling says that this practice should be reversed again, but it's not happening. Amber McCown tells her story of how a copay accumulator program took her by surprise and why she's partnering with the HIV+Hepatitis Policy Institute and working with legislators and agencies to advocate for change.
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- Aimed Alliance. How a Loophole in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Can Impact Access To Your Necessary Treatments: https://aimedalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Aimed-Alliance-Non-EHB-Fact-Sheet-FINAL-1.pdf
- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2021; Notice Requirement for Non-Federal Governmental Plans: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/05/14/2020-10045/patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act-hhs-notice-of-benefit-and-payment-parameters-for-2021
- Copay Accumulator Programs: https://cga.ct.gov/2024/rpt/pdf/2024-R-0034.pdf?t=1713267305928
- State Insurance Departments: https://content.naic.org/state-insurance-departments
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