Reducing the Rising Costs of Specialty Medications
Innovations in pharmaceuticals have opened new worlds of drug therapies that can dramatically improve a patient’s quality of life. Unfortunately, these therapies, also known as specialty drugs, often come with price tags that make some medications unaffordable for many patients, even if they have health insurance. Some of these expensive specialty drugs can offer life-changing treatment for serious conditions, such as autoimmune diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, cancer and multiple sclerosis.
Even when a health plan offers some coverage for specialty drugs, many patients don’t comply with prescription treatment recommendations because of high copayments. This can result in a reduced patient quality of life and poor clinical outcomes, which can lead to significantly higher overall healthcare costs in the long run.
We support patients in identifying and enrolling in manufacturer-offered copay assistance programs, which may reduce or even eliminate patient copays.
How HelpScript Supports Plan Patients
Even with health insurance, the copay or coinsurance of these specialty drugs can be a significant cost to patients. HelpScript supports patients by keeping specialty medications affordable to promote compliance, with the ultimate goal of ensuring their health. HelpScript achieves this by guiding patients on eligible medications to enroll in assistance programs available for specialty medications, which may be covered under both pharmacy or medical benefits. HelpScript can reduce or even eliminate patient copays.
But we don’t stop there. We offer patients access to our HelpScript Patient Advocates, a team of compassionate and highly-trained professionals that are here to support patients and guide them in enrolling in manufacturer assistance programs.
Delivering White Glove Service From HelpScript Patient Advocates
Our Patient Advocates provide concierge-level service by:
- Guiding patients through enrollment in assistance programs
- Explaining to the patients their true out-of-pocket costs
- Functioning as a dedicated resource for the patient, physician, pharmacy and the plan
