Starting in 2026, people who are insured through Medicare will pay no more than $2,100 out of pocket on prescription drugs ...

A new federal ruling struck down an existing rule that allowed insurers to implement copay accumulators. Photo by Christina Victoria Craft on Unsplash When Alyssa Dykstra was just 2-and-a-half years ...

Health care prices are on the rise across the board, and some patients have seen their out-of-pocket costs go up by thousands, thanks to a complicated insurance tactic called a copay accumulator. It’s ...

A look into the complex battle between pharmaceutical manufacturers and payers for balance between medication access and budget management. The back and forth between pharmaceutical manufacturers and ...

The Biden administration has made health equity a priority and it has been a constant theme of conversation on Capitol Hill. But where do we go from here? One place is stopping health insurance ...

MEDICINE CAN REACH TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. ACTION NEWS INVESTIGATES HAS LEARNED. EVEN WHEN PATIENTS GET HELP PAYING THOSE BILLS, THEY CAN BE STUCK WITH A STEEP DEDUCTIBLE. INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER ...

This story was co-published with the Washington Post. A few months back, after returning from a family vacation that involved lots of pool time, my 9-year-old son complained that his ear hurt. A ...

Mason Tenaglia offers empirical defense of coupons and copay offset programs. In recent months, Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) have emerged as vocal critics of the drug industry's reliance on copay ...

CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Clinic is notifying patients of an upcoming change regarding copayments in which they’ll “collect copays before or at check-in for appointments for nonemergency outpatient ...

Before my insurer had even preapproved coverage of the new injectable medicine my doctor had prescribed, I got a voicemail from its manufacturer informing me that I might qualify for its co-pay ...