Patient groups ‘left with no choice’ but to challenge federal regulation allowing commercial payers to bar manufacturer assistance with drug costs from being counted toward deductibles and out-of-pocket spending caps.

Just-in-time education may be preferred, so patients and providers see it as they are making decisions, OTBB Director Sarah Yim says in an interview.

The company known for compounding versions of Martin Shkreli’s Daraprim and Allergan’s Restasis is hit with a warning letter for promotions in professional periodicals about its compounded eye drop.

Private sector efforts to lower cost sharing for insulin continue but patient advocates and lawmakers still believe legislation is needed to tackle the issue in a comprehensive way.