Amid rising healthcare costs and shrinking government coverage, two major patient assistance charities have announced a strategic merger they say will help ramp up aid.  | The Patient Advocate ...

The Patient Advocate Foundation and the Patient Access Network Foundation merged March 3, creating the nation’s largest portfolio of financial assistance programs for low- and middle-income patients.

Four years ago, Barbara LaCoste began seeing blurry spots in her central line of vision. During an eye exam at the John A. Moran Eye Center, the 78-year-old received a diagnosis that was all too ...

In honor of Rare Disease Day on February 28, 2025, we will publish a series of posts throughout the month on As Prescribed and Health Law Scan, focusing on issues impacting the rare disease community.

Patients aren’t the only healthcare participants who believe self-care is necessary since the COVID-19 pandemic – 86.6% of healthcare professionals now believe so, too. However, connecting patients ...

On this Ropes & Gray podcast, health care partner Michael Lampert and counsel Sam Perrone, and litigation & enforcement partner Andrew O’Connor, rejoin to discuss patient assistance programs, recent ...

You may qualify for free Restasis through the drug’s manufacturer, myAbbVie Assist. That said, you won’t use your Medicare coverage. Restasis (cyclosporine), a brand-name eye drop for chronic dry eyes ...

Pharmaceutical companies are undergoing a profound transformation. No longer confined to merely developing treatments, companies are assuming a partnership role to collaborate with healthcare ...

The Eliquis 360 Support program offers a 40% discount on apixaban, targeting uninsured or underinsured patients to improve access and affordability. Apixaban is the most prescribed oral anticoagulant ...

Jeffrey Stark, MD, vice president and head of medical immunology at UCB, analyzes the Bimzelx Navigate program, a comprehensive support system developed to empower patients prescribed bimekizumab-bkzx ...

Greater transparency and independent evaluation are needed to understand the impact of the patient support programs that pharmaceutical companies offer for many expensive drugs, according to ...

Ambassador program at AHN helps cancer patients ...