July 25, 2023
Prior Authorization Consequences + Fast-Tracked FDA Approvals
MacKay Jimeson, Acting Executive Director of Patients Rising Now, wants lawmakers to stand behind the accelerated approval program; Jody Quinn, a patient from Massachusetts’ 13th congressional district who lives with psoriat…
July 20, 2023
Accelerated Approval on the Hill
MacKay Jimeson, Acting Executive Director of Patients Rising Now, previews Monday’s accelerated approval hill briefing, which is open for staff to attend; Mel Mann, the longest-living Gleevec patient, discusses how accelerat…
June 8, 2023
CMS' New Power
The Patient Access and Affordability Project, a program of Patients Rising, releases principles for CMS to harness the power of patients as the agency implements the Inflation Reduction Act; CMS is foregoing some of the norm…
April 6, 2023
Discriminatory Health Metrics, Inclusive VA Healthcare
Neal Masia, Health Economist and Columbia University Professor of Business and Economics, discusses how the QALY discriminates against rare and chronic disease patients and calls for a more patient-focused health technology …