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May 4, 2023

What’s Happening in the States

What’s Happening in the States

Keyla Caba (MA-03), a member of Patients Rising Now and a patient living with Crohn’s Disease, testifies before the Massachusetts State Legislature about Copay Accumulator Programs and high deductibles; Rich Pezzillo, Executive Director of the New...

Keyla Caba (MA-03), a member of Patients Rising Now and a patient living with Crohn’s Disease, testifies before the Massachusetts State Legislature about Copay Accumulator Programs and high deductibles; Rich Pezzillo, Executive Director of the New England Hemophilia Association, discusses his work with Patients for Prescription Access and how the group is aligning patient organizations into a powerful force against Copay Accumulators; Tuesday’s scheduled HELP markup has been delayed; and Leah Bush, our patient correspondent from North Carolina’s 11th congressional district, discusses hidden by-products of step therapy.

Massachusetts House Bill 953

Massachusetts Senate Bill 609

Patients for Prescription Access Webpage

New England Hemophilia Association Webpage

 

Keyla Caba

Patient Correspondent, MA-03

Rich Pezzillo

Executive Director, New England Hemophilia Association

Leah Bush

Patient Correspondent, NC-11

She is advocating for reforms to step therapy which has impacted her son, who lives with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis.