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Health equity issues, including access ot medications, significantly impact patients with heart failure. From pharmacy deserts to non-medical switching and beyond, hear strategies to assist patients in getting the medications they need, from nurses Binu Koirala, PhD, MGS, RN, with the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing in Baltimore, and Kim Newlin, MSN, ANP, FPCNA, of Sutter Roseville Medical Center in Northern California.

Access to Innovative Medicines Provider Tools: https://pcna.net/clinical-resources/provider-tools/access-for-innovative-medicines-provider-tools/

Medicare State Pharmaceutical Assistance Program: medicare.gov/pharmaceutical-assistance-program/#state-programs

Extra Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Care Costss: ssa.gov/benefits/medicare/prescriptionhelp.html

CoverMyMeds: covermymeds.com/main/

Solving Medication Access issues: acc.org/latest-in-cardiology/articles/2020/10/01/01/42/feature-advancing-health-equity-for-heart-failure-patients

Non-Medical Switching: cga.ct.gov/2017/rpt/2017-R-0008.htm#:~:text=%E2%80%9CNon%2Dmedical%20switching%E2%80%9D%20broadly,expensive%20but%20therapeutically%20equivalent%20drug

Health Equity: cdc.gov/chronicdisease/healthequity/index.htm

Understanding Copay Accumulators: https://infusioncenter.org/understanding-copay-accumulators-who-really-benefits/

PACH (Partnership to Advance Cardovascular Health): advancecardiohealth.org/

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