A broad coalition of healthcare stakeholders working to ensure that Medicare continues to provide beneficiaries with access to vital medications.
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What does reliable Part D access mean for patients?
Our new patient personas show how coverage disruptions can affect people managing epilepsy, depression, cancer, Parkinson’s disease, psychosis, or a kidney transplant, and create avoidable costs.
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Millions rely on Medicare Part D for access to essential medications. CMS’s proposed GUARD model risks higher costs and restricted access to protected class drugs. Join the action alert and urge Congress to safeguard Part D: bit.ly/4bz9ii4
The GUARD model may sound technical, but the consequences are real for Medicare Part D patients. International pricing could raise costs and limit access to protected class medications. Tell your elected officials to protect Part D access: bit.ly/4bz9ii4
Patients, caregivers, and providers are raising alarms about CMS’s proposed GUARD model. If enacted, it could increase out-of-pocket costs and restrict access to protected class Part D drugs. Take action and contact Congress today: bit.ly/4bz9ii4
Medicare Part D protected classes exist to ensure patients can access critical, life-saving medications. The proposed GUARD model threatens that access by importing international pricing. Speak up now and contact Congress: bit.ly/4bz9ii4
CMS’s proposed GUARD model could fundamentally change Medicare Part D. International pricing benchmarks may increase costs and limit access to protected class medications patients rely on. Urge your Members of Congress to protect Part D: bit.ly/4bz9ii4
The Partnership for Part D Access launched an action alert opposing CMS’s proposed GUARD model. By applying international pricing to Part D drugs, it could raise costs and restrict access to protected class medications. Tell Congress to act: bit.ly/4bz9ii4
Powerful reminder of the impact of generosity and innovation in kidney care.
We’re proud to have @TXKidneyFdn as a Member organization advocating for patients and advancing solutions that save lives, while ensuring access to the treatments people need before and after transplant.
The six protected classes remain Medicare’s strongest patient safeguard. We must protect them in 2026 and beyond. #MedicarePartD #PatientAccess
Kathy Oubre reminds us that “access delayed is care denied. For patients with cancer and serious illness, timely treatment is the difference between survival and despair.”
#Oncology #PatientsOverPBMs #Medicare #PatientAccess
Physician voices are essential to shaping smart health policy.
We’re grateful to have @AOAforDOs as a Member organization, ensuring lawmakers hear directly from clinicians who understand how access to treatment impacts real patient outcomes.
#PatientAccess #PhysicianAdvocacy
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Lawmakers want to hear from seasoned physicians who can connect policy to patient outcomes.
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#DODay2026 #DOProud #OsteopathicMedicine
Dr. Ware highlights the dangers that restricting access to lifesaving medication does to patients.
In order to prevent these harmful consequences for Medicare beneficiaries, we must do everything we can to protect the six protected class policy.
We’re grateful to have @NASTAD as a Member organization advancing critical HIV and hepatitis programs nationwide.
Protecting access through the #SixProtectedClasses ensures individuals can receive the treatments that make this progress possible.
📚 NASTAD has resources ranging from toolkits, factsheets, issue briefs, webinars, + more! Check out our latest ones to stay up to date on #HIV and #hepatitis programs in the U.S.
🔗 Read more here: nastad.org/resources
Each relapse in mental illness changes the brain. Continuity is key to long-term recovery. #MentalHealth #MedicarePartD
A powerful reminder from our Member organization @MentalHealthAm
Everyone deserves the chance to heal and thrive. Protecting access through the #SixProtectedClasses ensures individuals can get the mental health treatments that support recovery and hope.
#PartD #YouAreNotAlone
Dr. Worz reminds us that uninterrupted medication access is critical, especially for older adults. Breaks in treatment can be as harmful as the health crisis itself. Protecting the six protected classes means protecting stability, health, and dignity. #Medicare #PatientAccess
Each relapse in mental illness changes the brain. Continuity is key to long-term recovery. #MentalHealth #MedicarePartD
Preventable hospitalizations cost Medicare billions each year, often caused by access barriers. #Medicare #PatientAccess
Ira Copperman and Glenda Daggert explain the reality:
Caregivers know what works best, yet insurance hurdles often ignore their input. Policymakers must strengthen, protections like the six protected classes to support caregivers and their loved ones.
#FamilyCaregiversMonth
Family caregivers spend an average of 24 hours/week managing care, including meds. Policy must support them. #FamilyCaregiversMonth #Medicare