PROBLEM:
Across Georgia, people are struggling to access and afford the health care that they need.
Rx in Reach is committed to advocating for legislation that ends financial and discriminatory barriers to lifesaving medications and treatments that Georgia patients continue to face.
The Rx in Reach GA Coalition consists of members from 49 health-centered organizations representing physicians, nurses, patients and community organizations, advocating for polices and legislation that ends financial and discriminatory barriers to securing vital medical care, treatments and medications.
Rx in Reach Georgia has repeatedly sounded the alarm and voiced concern over patients being harmed by egregious pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) practices that impact chronically ill patients ability to access care.
Unfortunately, last session Georgia legislators failed to help vulnerable Georgia patients by not passing a rebates bill that would give the designated discounts directly to patients.
This session, we are back in Georgia with House Bill 100, legislation which would increase transparency and accountability of PBM practices by requiring them to share any negotiated medication savings directly with patients. This legislation will bring immediate relief to patients struggling to manage high costs for care.
We need you to raise your voice and urge our Georgia legislators to put patients first.
"I have been diagnosed with narcolepsy due to MS, and rely on a daily medication to stay awake. After getting a new insurance plan, I couldn't refill my medication and was told to go through a mail-order pharmacy. It took three months of making regular calls between the mail-order pharmacy and my doctor's office, and mitigating unnecessary mistakes to get my prescription filled. "
Kristine Werner,
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Smyrna, GA