As prescription drug costs continue to rise, ensuring that consumers have access to the drugs they need is a growing concern. Insurers blame the drug companies for high prices while drug companies blame insurers for restrictive plans. Consumers are stuck in the middle picking up a higher tab. Now a new study highlights strategies for states to help consumers in this tug of war.
The report, by a group of patient and consumer advocates who are representatives to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), is being released today and will be presented this weekend at the summer meeting of the NAIC.
“States are moving ahead,” said Katie Keith, an attorney who works with the NAIC consumer representatives and helped write the report. “There are best practices out there and states are making changes.”
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