National News: The Department of Health and Human Services this week selected physician groups and insurance companies to participate in an initiative that aims to improve cancer care and lower costs. Read more here. New York State News: Governor Cuomo this week signed legislation to expand access to breast cancer screening and hosted New York’s
** As you may be aware, step therapy, or “fail first” legislation, A.2834D (Titone) / S.3419C (Young), passed the NYS Senate and Assembly in the final week of the Legislative Session. Please take the time to call Governor Cuomo at 518-474-8390 and urge him to sign this legislation into law, as it’s in the best
In today’s blog post, we review a brief history of HIV/AIDS: What it is; what research and developments have occurred, and what research is in motion today. Through it, you’ll see how pharmaceutical breakthroughs have provided critical information and treatment options, preventing more serious diagnoses and saving lives around the world.
** Today is the last day of the NYS Legislative Session and we need your help! Contact your state Senator and ask him or her to prevent health insurance companies from changing coverage mid-year by passing S.5382A! Click here to learn more. National News: While the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been responsible for a record number
You’ve been prescribed your medications for specific reasons. These medications have been identified as helpful in treating your condition. They’re the ones most likely to help you maintain a healthy lifestyle and a good quality of life and, a few months into taking these medications, it’s been proven they work and you’re feeling better.
You commit to a health insurance plan. Make the insurance plan commit to you. Do you receive health insurance through the New York State of Health exchange? If so, your health insurance plan can change your prescription medication coverage mid-way through the coverage year. Currently, insurance companies can: Remove necessary medications from their drug formulary
** We are headed into the last week of the NYS Legislative Session and we are going to need your help! Be on the lookout for an ACTION ALERT from us on Monday in regards to legislation that prevents health insurance companies from changing coverage mid-year, S.5382A! Click here to learn more. ** June is
Your financial planning is important! You plan for emergencies, in case you’re out of work unexpectedly. It matters that you know what medical costs to expect. What your health insurance covers matters. And that’s why unexpected health insurance changes can cause serious problems for men and women of all ages, with families of all sizes.
* Did you know your health insurance plan can change your prescription medication coverage mid-way through the coverage year? Click here to learn more about these negative mid-year formulary changes and find out how you can help stop them.* National News: Hillary Clinton recently floated the idea of expanding Medicare. The New York Times blog The
Prescription medications save and improve the quality of millions of lives every year. Learn more about their impact in our latest blog post.