1 in 7 Americans has an autoimmune disease. But some insurance plans charge high out-of-pocket costs for prescribed medicines? Why? We paid our premiums. Don't make patients pay twice.

Why do some health plans charge out-of-pocket costs for cancer treatments? Doctor-prescribed treatments authorized by your insurer should have zero copays.

The Massachusetts biotech industry leads the world in innovation and drug development. But its companies don’t have the support of its own leaders. Why?

America is the global leader in biomedical innovation because it has a market that values new medicines. When other countries pay less, they are free-riding on our willingness to pay for new treatments. Forcing drug manufacturers to charge the same price that these other countries mandate would backfire. Instead, policymakers should use trade negotiations to pressure other wealthy countries to pay their fair share.

Drug development is costly. Who takes the risk and funds the hope of new medicines? Investors do. How do they know which ones will work? They often don't.

At No Patient Left Behind, we believe for insurance to really be insurance it should fully cover the drugs your doctor prescribes when you’re sick–without high out-of-pocket costs.

Who creates new medicines? It takes teams of innovators working with the support of private funding to reach risky new summits and provide patients with new cures.

Medicines help us feel better, but there are so many other things that make medicines valuable. Learn about the many benefits of medicines and the ways that insurers overlook their value to all of us.