ADVOCACY

Current Initiatives

Click on one of our current advocacy initiatives to learn more about the topic, send a letter to your lawmakers, or discover if your state has passed legislation.

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340B Drug Pricing Program

The 340B Drug Pricing Program was created to help certain healthcare organizations stretch their limited resources to provide more services and reach more patients. Unfortunately, the 340B program has become a profit driver for hospitals and other entities that markup discounted drugs to boost profits, while patients struggle to afford care.

Copay Accumulators and Maximizers

Insurers use copay accumulators and maximizers to prevent copay assistance from counting toward a patient’s out-of-pocket expenses.

Health Disparities

People experience health care, treatment, and disease differently because of who they are and where they live.

Non-Medical Switching

Non-medical switching is when an insurance company disregards a doctor’s recommendation and forces a patient to change medications for reasons unrelated to health and safety.

Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs)

PBMs serve as the “middlemen” between drug manufacturers and insurance companies. They control the list of drugs your insurance company covers each year.

Share Your Story

You are not alone. Share your story with the Infusion Access Foundation Advocacy Team and hear from other patient champions.

Step Therapy

Step therapy, or “fail first,” is when an insurance company requires a patient to try and fail a drug before taking the medication their doctor prescribed.

Patient Advocacy 101

1. What is patient advocacy?

Patient advocacy is speaking up for patients, whether that patient is a friend, a loved one, or yourself. It’s working to change the current system to better care for those managing a chronic illness. Patient advocacy can take many forms, such as sharing a social media post, writing a letter to your legislator, telling your story to a friend, or meeting with your lawmakers.

2. How does IAF advocate for patients?

Managing a chronic illness is a full time job, and being a patient advocate on top of that can feel like too much. That’s why the Infusion Access Foundation is here to help. We listen to our community’s concerns, identify political solutions, and communicate those solutions to decisionmakers. We do this through grassroots advocacy, story sharing, and communicating directly with state legislators and Congress.

3. Why should we advocate together?

State and federal decisionmakers can only help if they know what you are going through. Story sharing, letter writing, providing testimony, and attending Hill Days to meet with lawmakers will help legislators understand the struggles associated with managing a chronic illness in this country. We know engaging in these activities can be intimidating, but the Infusion Access Foundation is here for you every step of the way.