The Mercury News: State Must Rein in Copay Accumulators

By Julie Gill Shuffield, Patients Come First California Executive Director

California is lagging on ensuring patients can receive the assistance they need to access medications.

Copay assistance is one critical resource, but often copay accumulators are used to block those discounts from helping patients by not allowing it to count toward a patient’s deductible and out-of-pocket maximums. The consequence for patients with chronic illness can lead to exacerbated symptoms, disease progression and even life-threatening complications without affordable access to medicine.

Read the full LTE in The Mercury News here.