There was bipartisan agreement that Moderna needs to ensure that its patient assistance program will be easily accessible for under- and uninsured patients once the US switches to a commercial market for COVID vaccines – a sign of broader frustration with industry copay support initiatives.
US Senators from both ends of the political spectrum expressed concern about Moderna, Inc.’s ability to execute on their promise of a patient assistance program to help Americans afford the company’s COVID-19 vaccine when the US government pandemic emergency ends shifting vaccine access to the commercial market.
The comments, made 22 March at a Senate Health Committee hearing on the planned quadrupling of Moderna’s vaccine price when...
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