Welcome to the AWIR Take Action section!
This dedicated page is your hub for all state and federal action alerts concerning AWIR's priority issues. Here, members have the opportunity to engage directly with their elected officials and make their voices heard on matters that matter most to our community.
In this section, you'll find timely alerts featuring important updates and calls to action on critical legislation and initiatives. Simply click on the alerts to access pre-drafted letters of support that you can easily customize and send to your representatives. Your participation is vital in advocating for positive change and ensuring that our collective concerns are recognized at the legislative level.
Together, we can amplify our impact and drive the conversations that shape our future. Visit regularly to stay informed and actively participate in our advocacy efforts!
FEDERAL: Support and Advance S.652/H.R. 2360 - Reform Step Therapy
What does the bill do?
Step therapy has become an impediment to appropriate care for patients across specialties. S.652/H.R. 2360 reforms the step therapy process to ensure patients get the right treatment at the right time. Specifically, the bills reform...
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FEDERAL: Contact your legislators and urge them to support H.R. 2389/S. 1302 to address the nation’s physician shortage!
The Issue:
The Issue: The United States is facing a physician shortage. Medicare-supported graduate medical education (GME) resident positions are currently capped. Congress acted to increase the number of Medicare-supported by...
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Federal: Please Co-Sponsor the HELP Copays Act (H.R. 830/S. 1375)
Contact your legislators to tell them to co-sponsor House Bill 830 / Senate Bill 1375.
In recent years, payers and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) have increasingly used copay adjustment programs (i.e., copay accumulators and copay maximizers) to limit plan sponsor exposure to prescription drug costs...
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Massachusetts: Rebate Pass Through - H978/S612
Contact your state legislators to tell them to support H978 and S612.
Pharmacy benefit managers negotiate with manufacturers to provide rebates or discounts on the list price of a medication in exchange for placement on a pharmacy benefit manager or health plan's formulary...
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