State Access To Innovative Medicines Coalition

Advocacy and lobbying strategy. With the goal of improving patient Access To Innovative Medicines, the Coalition develops coordinated strategies for its members To use in their state-level engagement in advocacy and lobbying activities. All members contribute To the development of these strategies and share updates on the progress of their lobbying and advocacy activities during regular Coalition calls and meetings. The Coalition's advocacy and lobbying activities focuses on the following policy areas that greatly impact many individuals across the united states: limiting the use of step therapy protocols and reducing the burden of out-of-pocket costs for medications.

Informational resource development. To support its members' lobbying and advocacy activities, the Coalition develops resources related To its step therapy and out-of-pocket healthcare costs priorities. Such resources include model bills and fact sheets on step therapy and out-of-pocket healthcare costs.