Payers' Latest Attack On Copay Coupons: 'Accumulator' Programs

More payers are implementing programs that block manufacturer copay coupons for specialty drugs from being applied to deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums, exposing members to higher drug costs.

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The Writing's On The Wall

Manufacturers should brace for a renewed outcry on drug prices later this year as more members of commercial insurance plans feel the effects of a change in benefit design that is intended to discourage the use of copay coupons for specialty drugs.

A growing number of payers are implementing policies known as copay "accumulators" that closely track the use of coupons so...

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