Letter excerpt:
Dear Chairman Buxton,
On behalf of the nearly 500 people with cystic fibrosis (CF) in Utah, we write to express our support for SB 139, which would require insurers to apply third-party assistance for drugs without generic alternatives to out-of-pocket maximums and other patient cost-sharing requirements. While copay assistance is a short-sighted fix for systemic issues that face our health care system, solutions to address affordability and sustainability cannot come at the expense of patients’ health and financial wellbeing.
Read the full letter below.
CFF-Support-Letter-for-UT-SB139-1-31-22