A Plague on Patient Assistance

Originally published by our sister publication Specialty Pharmacy ContinuumBy Gina ShawAutumn Zuckerman,PharmDA 34-year-old man with stage IV colorectal cancer was responding to treatment when his insurer abruptly stopped covering his medication. What followed consumed five months, required him to obtain a passport, submit to a telehealth visit with a foreign physician he had never met, and ultimately receive his medication from an international pharmacy.The specialty pharmacy team spent roughly