FLASCO / Advocacy

Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBM) Reform

Amanda Bridges
January 6, 2023
Advocacy
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Janssen CarePathGeneral Resources

Katrina Williams
January 13, 2020
Advocacy
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https://www.janssencarepath.com/hcp/general-resources Access support to help navigate payer processes Know Your State Interactive Tool — Provides information on affordability options for your patients at the state level. Supporting Appropriate Payer Coverage Decisions Brochure — Helps you understand the information that payers may require for your patient’s coverage of medically necessary drug therapies. Prior Authorization Considerations Checklist — Presents general information…

CMS Permits Medicare Part B to impose step therapy on new starts

Katrina Williams
June 10, 2019
Administrative
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced a final rule permitting Medicare Part B plans, including those administered through Medicare Advantage, to impose step therapy on new starts of Part B drugs. CMS noted that this utilization management tool will “ensure that Medicare beneficiaries pay less overall … for Part B drugs.” CMS…

Making a Difference Through State Advocacy

Amanda Bridges
April 18, 2018
Advocacy
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Melissa Dillmon, MD, chair of ASCO’s State Affiliate Council, joins ASCO CEO Dr. Clifford A. Hudis in the latest ASCO in Action podcast to examine current cancer-related policies that state lawmakers are considering and discuss how ASCO members can get involved. Listen Now!

FMA 2018 Legislative Report

FLASCO
March 19, 2018
Advocacy
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The 2018 Florida Legislative Session concluded on Sunday, March 11, with only 200 bills passed by both chambers and sent to Gov. Rick Scott. The FMA succeeded in getting Direct Primary Care legislation passed, and we secured important changes in the opioid bill for the benefit of physicians and their patients who suffer from acute…

300+ National & State Organizations Ask Congress: Stop the CMS Drug Payment Proposal!

Amanda Bridges
March 17, 2016
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This morning an unprecedented 313 national and state health care organizations, including FLASCO sent a letter to Congress expressing strong concern with the proposed CMS Medicare Part B Drug Payment Model. The organizations request that Congress ask CMS to withdraw the proposed rule. Click here to read the latest letter. The letter notes that the organizations believe…

2016 FMA Legislative Report

Amanda Bridges
March 17, 2016
Advocacy
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During the 2016 Florida Legislative Session, which ended on Friday, March 11, the FMA kept close watch on 211 bills and a host of amendments that would have affected you and your patients. Of the total 1,638 bills and proposed constitutional amendments filed for the 60-day session, the Legislature passed 272 and has sent them…

Bipartisan Lawmakers Send Letters to CMS Opposing Proposed Cuts to Radiation Therapy

FLASCO
October 1, 2015
Advocacy
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Bipartisan Lawmakers Send Letters to CMS Opposing Proposed Cuts to Radiation Therapy (Source: US Oncology) This week 228 bipartisan lawmakers in Congress sent three letters to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) asking the agency to reconsider proposed cuts to radiation oncology recommended in its 2016 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Proposed Rule. In…

Part D Beneficiary Appeals Fairness Act!

Amanda Bridges
September 18, 2015
Advocacy
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Medicare Part D is supposed to help seniors manage the cost of their prescriptions. But too many of the most vulnerable seniors on Medicare – those with life-threatening conditions like cancer, HIV/AIDS, rheumatoid arthritis, and multiple sclerosis – are facing extreme co-pays because their medication falls onto a “specialty tier.” The Part D Beneficiary Appeals…

Join the Effort to Stop Medicare Cuts to Radiation Oncology

FLASCO
August 27, 2015
Advocacy
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Join the Effort to Stop Medicare Cuts to Radiation Oncology Contact Your Members of Congress Today! In its 2016 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule, CMS is proposing overall Medicare cuts of three percent to radiation oncology services, and an even deeper six percent Medicare cut to freestanding radiation therapy centers. The proposed rule most…

FLASCO Wants to Hear Your Step Therapy Story

FLASCO
August 13, 2015
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FLASCO Wants To Hear Your Step Therapy Story FLASCO is working with other health care organizations to encourage Florida lawmakers to address the negative impact of Step Therapy policies. We are currently looking for stories about barriers and challenges to navigating Step Therapy and fail-first policies to share with the media. If you have any…