Texans for Health Access

No more paying games with Texans’ copay assistance. @LoisKolkhorst, please hear SB1287 by @SenBryanHughes to make sure #insurers & #PBMs count medications as essential health benefits and copay assistance toward for Texans’ cost-sharing requirements. #TX4HealthAccess

· @TX4HealthAccess works to educate #Txlege and staff about the harm of insurance access barriers and urges state legislators to #PutPatientsFirst. #SB1287 #SB959 #SB1380 #SB1236

The Texans for Health Access Coalition is working to protect patients from increasing costs that come from health care barriers. Learn more about the issues that are affecting Texas patients: texansforhealthaccess.org/issues-1

“The challenge is that when one bad practice – like copay accumulators – gets struck down, the PBM’s quickly pivot to other moneymaking tactics … Different name, but same damaging effect for patients like me.” Read more from @meganaryan: bit.ly/MeganRyanOpEd #AllCopaysCount

@meganaryan shines a light on PBM schemes in a new op-ed. “On top of the health effects that are challenging enough, piling on complicated, misleadingly worded, and deceptive practices that result in surprise medical bills is overwhelming.” bit.ly/MeganRyanOpEd #AllCopaysCount

.@GregAbbott_TX has signed HB 999. Thank you, Governor, for standing up for patient communities. @DrSchwertner @FourPriceTX, thank you for your leadership on this critical legislation to ensure co-pay assistance counts toward patient deductibles. #AllCopaysCountTX #TXlege

Thank you @GregAbbott_TX for signing HB 999 into law. This legislation will make a big difference in the lives of patients with chronic diseases. Thank you @DrSchwertner @FourPriceTX for protecting the value of co-pay assistance by championing HB 999. #AllCopaysCountTX #TXlege

BIG NEWS: @GregAbbott_TX has signed critical legislation to curb a harmful and growing insurer practice! We want to thank @DrSchwertner @FourPriceTX for standing up for patients by championing HB 999. #AllCopaysCountTX #TXlege

.@GregAbbott_TX has signed HB 999! Thank you, Governor, for standing up for patient communities. @DrSchwertner @FourPriceTX, thank you for your leadership on this critical legislation to ensure copay assistance counts toward patient deductibles. #AllCopaysCountTX #TXlege

Thank you @GregAbbott_TX for signing HB 999 into law! This legislation will make a big difference in the lives of patients with chronic diseases. Thank you @DrSchwertner @FourPriceTX for protecting the value of copay assistance by championing HB 999! #AllCopaysCountTX #TXlege

Thank you @GregAbbott_TX for signing HB 999 into law! This legislation will make a big difference in the lives of patients with chronic diseases. Thank you @DrSchwertner @FourPriceTX for protecting the value of copay assistance by championing HB 999! #AllCopaysCountTX #TXlege

Thank you @loiskolkhorst @electcharles @BorrisLMiles @kevinsparkstx for your support of HB 999 by @DrSchwertner @FourPriceTX! Copay assistance is a critical lifeline for TX patients to help them access lifesaving Rx medications. #TXlege, let’s make #AllCopaysCountTX!

.@kevinsparkstx @Lamantia4Texas @SenBobHall @KHancock4TX, please support #HB999 by @DrSchwertner @FourPriceTX to make #AllCopaysCountTX! Patients who use copay assistance to afford their life-saving medication shouldn’t have to face a “copay surprise” at the pharmacy! #TXlege

More than 70% of marketplace plans in Texas have harmful insurer and PBM practices. @KHancock4TX @loiskolkhorst @electcharles @SenBryanHughes, please step up for Texans – support #HB999 by @DrSchwertner to ensure #AllCopaysCountTX! #TXlege bit.ly/TXreportcard

.@loiskolkhorst @electcharles @BorrisLMiles @kevinsparkstx, we urge you to support HB 999! Copay assistance is a critical lifeline for TX patients to help them access lifesaving Rx medications. Let’s make #AllCopaysCountTX! @DrSchwertner @FourPriceTX #TXlege

When out-of-pocket costs rise because of harmful insurer policies, patients leave the pharmacy empty-handed. @loiskolkhorst @electcharles @SenBryanHughes @CesarJBlanco, please support #HB999 by @DrSchwertner & @FourPriceTX to protect TX patients! #AllCopaysCountTX #TXlege

Insurers use harmful policies to devalue copay assistance for TX patients who need this assistance to access life-saving Rx medications. @loiskolkhorst, please make #AllCopaysCountTX for patients and support HB 999! #TXlege

A growing and deceptive insurer policy prevents copay assistance from counting toward patient deductibles. @loiskolkhorst, please stand with patients and put HB 999 on your committee calendar! #AllCopaysCountTX #TXlege

Insurers use harmful policies to devalue copay assistance for TX patients who need this assistance to access life-saving Rx medications. @loiskolkhorst, please make #AllCopaysCountTX for patients and support HB 999! #TXlege

We urge @loiskolkhorst to support TX patients by setting HB 999 on the Senate HHS Committee calendar. Please support this critical legislation to curb harmful insurer practices! 🇺🇸 #AllCopaysCountTX #TXlege