![]() ![]() ![]() “You can accept cash from anybody as long as it’s not a government program,” Schiffbauer said, noting there may be income tax obligations for the patient. ![]() The practice of sending checks is legal as long as the patients are not enrolled in government-funded insurance such as Medicare and Medicaid, said William Schiffbauer, a Washington, D.C.-based health insurance attorney. “This highlights just how dysfunctional the system is, and it just isn’t working for patients,” Albritton said. The coupons have a dual purpose: They mask the true costs of a drug for patients and give patients a financial incentive to stay on an expensive drug until their insurance deductible is met.Įllen Albritton, a senior policy analyst with Families USA, said the multiple calls Burgess made to his insurer, pharmacy manager and the drugmaker to pay for his drug is “a lot to put on a patient.” Pfizer to raise drug prices despite Trump complaintsĭrugmakers began using now-popular copay coupons and other forms of assistance more than a decade ago to help patients pay out-of-pocket costs for medicines, particularly high-cost specialty drugs such as those that treat autoimmune disorders. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Spencer Platt/Getty Images A day after President Donald Trump pressured the pharmaceutical giant with a critical tweet, Pfizer has agreed to reverse or postpone drug price hikes. NEW YORK, NY - JULY 11: People pass the Pfizer headquarters in Manhattan on Jin New York City. ![]()
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