We can beat step therapy with your help! Next month the Minnesota legislative session starts. Minnesotan lawmakers will be introducing legislation that will curb step therapy protocols. Under step therapy, a patient must fail first on one or more medicines chosen by their insurer before coverage is granted for the drug prescribed by that patient’s health care…
NPF has big plans for reforming state health care laws in 2018. Here’s how you can help. As we celebrate the start of a new year, NPF’s State Advocacy and Government Relations team is preparing to kick off our state policy campaigns. We are searching for patients and health care providers who can help us…
NPF’s Advocacy team notched some impressive victories in 2017. Help us keep our winning streak going in 2018. If you have ever heard NPF employees speak, you have likely heard them start off by saying something like, “At NPF, our goal is to drive efforts to find a cure for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis and…
As anticipated, we have seen major developments since our cost-sharing reduction (CSR) blog post just a short two months ago. As a refresher, CSR payments are a discount that lowers the amount a low-income patient pays for deductibles, copayments and coinsurance. In early October, President Donald Trump announced his decision to stop CSR payments, leaving…
Recorded October 31, 2017 Learn more about step therapy and current protections which were enacted on January 1, 2017 that offer patients and physicians a clear process to obtain a step therapy protocol exception. Our webinar will provide a synopsis of those protections and guidance on how they can be best utilized.
On Thursday, Oct. 12, President Trump signed an executive order (EO) aimed at deregulating several aspects of the health insurance market. The administration’s stated goal was to “improve access, increase choices and lower costs for health care.” The EO was light on details, and its impact is yet to be determined. The order seeks to…
Recorded October 17, 2017 Learn more about step therapy and the protections that will go into effect in Iowa on January 1, 2018. These protections offer patients and physicians a clear process to obtain a step therapy protocol exception. Our webinar will provide a synopsis of those protections and guidance on how they can be…
Over the last three years, NPF’s government relations and advocacy efforts have grown exponentially. We know that too many of you are frustrated by the challenges you face in managing your psoriatic disease. Our advocacy efforts have expanded to address the ever-increasing challenges to getting and remaining on a treatment appropriate for your disease. These…
Recorded September 22, 2017 Learn more about step therapy and the current TX step therapy protections that will go into effect on January 1, 2018. These protections offer patients and physicians a clear process to obtain a step therapy protocol exception. Our webinar will provide a synopsis of those protections and guidance on how they…
Are out-of-pocket expenses crippling the health insurance marketplace? The government provides financial assistance for many income groups to help pay for these expenses, but no one knows if that assistance will continue – or for how long. To help make insurance affordable, the government offers a tax credit based on your household income to help…