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Presenter: Zach Waggoner, CPhT, BS | Medication Assistance Program Coordinator IV, Yale New Haven Health
Financial navigation is one of the most challenging aspects of oncology care. Patients on high-cost medications often face unexpected barriers that complicate access, affordability, and continuity of treatment.
In this session, Zach Waggoner will break down how copay maximizers, copay accumulators, and alternative funding programs (AFPs) operate — and what healthcare teams can do to support patients caught in the middle.
What You’ll Learn:
- The mechanics: Learn how copay maximizers, accumulators, and AFPs function behind the scenes.
- The patient impact: See how these plans shift costs and coverage, leaving patients with unexpected financial burdens.
- Barrier Navigation: Understand why patients are often unaware they’re enrolled and why help may not be available when they need it most.
- How to take action: Explore steps pharmacy technicians and healthcare teams can take to educate patients, work with insurers, and advocate through policy and legislative channels.
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