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 ...

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.

When Gury Doshi, MD, learned that a patient’s insurance didn’t cover her breast cancer medication, Doshi had a potential workaround. The patient could try to bypass the insurer and access the drug at ...

The U.S. government’s patient assistance program enables eligible Medicare recipients to receive Paxlovid at no cost until December 31, 2025. However, also in 2025, the FDA revoked the emergency ...

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 ...

Co-pay accumulators and maximizers are 2 programs that insurers have started implementing to help them redirect financial assistance from the patient, said Kimberly Westrich, MA, chief strategy ...

In response to the rise of telehealth post-COVID, Central Massachusetts’ largest healthcare system has established a new Digital Hub, looking to centralize remote medicine and streamline operations at ...