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Ask The Expert - A BloodStream Media Podcast

Ask The Expert from BloodStream Media is a podcast series features hematologists and other healthcare experts answering listen-submitted questions about hemophilia, von willebrand disease, and other inherited bleeding disorders. Learn more at BloodStreamMedia.com.
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Feb 25, 2019

 

Do you use copay cards to access your clotting factor? What if those cards were used by your insurance company but didn’t go towards your deductible or out-of-pocket max so you end up with a huge bill for your factor? This is called Copay Accumulator Adjustment Programs and they are the latest insurance tactic to control overall healthcare costs and could mean surprise bills for bleeding disorder patients. Our episode is with Kollet Koulianos, senior director of payer relations for The National Hemophilia Foundation, an expert on these programs. Join us as we walk through the mechanics of this issue, hear a patient’s story of dealing with this issue firsthand and how to advocate for yourself if you find yourself in this situation. A can’t miss episode of Ask the Expert!

 

Welcome to Episode 24 - or our Copay Accumulator Adjustment Program Episode - of the Ask The Expert Podcast!  

 

Follow the link below to watch a video from the National Hemophilia Foundation on Copay Accumulator Adjustment Programs:

https://www.hemophilia.org/Newsroom/Advocacy-Legislative-News/Copay-Accumulator-Adjustments-What-are-they-and-how-they-can-affect-you

  

Follow the link below to read about specific data about copay accumulator benefit structures:

https://www.drugchannels.net/2018/09/copay-accumulator-update-widespread.html

 

Follow the link below for more information about copay accumulator adjustment programs:

https://www.latimes.com/business/lazarus/la-fi-lazarus-healthcare-copay-accumulators-20180427-story.html

 

Do you use copay cards to access your clotting factor? What if those cards were used by your insurance company but didn’t go towards your deductible or out-of-pocket max so you end up with a huge bill for your factor? This is called Copay Accumulator Adjustment Programs and they are the latest insurance tactic to control overall healthcare costs and could mean surprise bills for bleeding disorder patients. Our episode is with Kollet Koulianos, senior director of payer relations for The National Hemophilia Foundation, an expert on these programs. Join us as we walk through the mechanics of this issue, hear a patient’s story of dealing with this issue firsthand and how to advocate for yourself if you find yourself in this situation. A can’t miss episode of Ask the Expert!

 

Welcome to Episode 24 - or our Copay Accumulator Adjustment Program Episode - of the Ask The Expert Podcast!  

 Disclaimer: The content contained within Ask The Expert is for informational purposes only. Please consult your healthcare provider before making any decisions about treatment or changes in physical activities.

Follow the link below to watch a video from the National Hemophilia Foundation on Copay Accumulator Adjustment Programs:

https://www.hemophilia.org/Newsroom/Advocacy-Legislative-News/Copay-Accumulator-Adjustments-What-are-they-and-how-they-can-affect-you

  

Follow the link below to read about specific data about copay accumulator benefit structures:

https://www.drugchannels.net/2018/09/copay-accumulator-update-widespread.html

 

Follow the link below for more information about copay accumulator adjustment programs:

https://www.latimes.com/business/lazarus/la-fi-lazarus-healthcare-copay-accumulators-20180427-story.html

 

Have a bleeding disorders-related question you’d like to submit to Ask The Expert? Excellent! You can email it to mailbag@bloodstreammedia.com (Subject: Ask The Expert Question), post it on the wall of our Facebook PageFacebook.com/BloodStreamMedia or tweet it to us @BloodStreamInfo or @pjlynch (host)

All 2018 episodes of Ask The Expert are made possible exclusively by Bayer & Living With Hemophilia. 

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