You shouldn’t have to choose Between necessities And co-pays
By signing up to learn more, you will receive occasional email updates from OHCAP
Many Ohioans lack access to prescription medications because insurers and pharmacy benefit managers are increasingly making it more difficult for patients to afford them. High-deductible health plans, copayments, coinsurance, copay accumulators, restrictive formularies, etc. are all tactics used to simply push more of the cost-share onto the patient.
IN THE NEWS
Law would help those fighting deadly diseases tackle out-of-pocket costs
September 20, 2022
Annie J. Ross-Womack Dispatch.com “For many patients, medicine would be unobtainable without assistance from third parties such as charities, churches, and drug manufacturer assistance programs,” Annie J. Ross-Womack Sickle cell disease is an inherited, rare, painful, and debilitating condition that affects thousands of Ohioans. Ohioans living with SCD are supported by a state program first…
General Assembly should aid Ohio patients by stopping co-pay manipulation on expensive treatments: Elisabeth S. Roter
September 18, 2022
Dr. Elisabeth S. Roter Cleveland.com Approximately one in four Ohioans live with arthritis – a painful and often debilitating condition that can be expensive to treat. Unfortunately, a policy too often used by health insurers is preventing thousands of Ohioans from being able to afford the medications that can help ease their pain. There is…
Attorney General seeks financial info from Medicaid contractors Investigation might focus on possible law violations
March 11, 2022
In the past month, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has sought financial information from the state’s five managed-care contractors, documents received in response to an open-records request show. The AG won’t discuss ongoing investigations, but he might be looking into whether some practices by subcontractors who manage pharmacy benefits violate state law or federal regulations.
