Senate Appropriators Ask For Copay Accumulator Enforcement Brief

By Luke Zarzecki / August 7, 2024 at 5:13 PM
Pressure is building for HHS to enforce its 2020 rule requiring insurers to count cost-sharing assistance paid by drug manufacturers towards annual patient cost-sharing limits, with Senate appropriators requesting in their fiscal 2025 HHS funding bill report a briefing on CMS’ enforcement. The bill, while unlikely to become law in its current form, demonstrates that copay accumulator concerns are a priority, at least in the Democratic-run Senate. The House version of the HHS spending bill does not mention the issue...


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