The POOP By Maureen Dolan Bala

The POOP By Maureen Dolan Bala

AFPs: When Employers Decide Your Treatment Plan

The new gatekeepers of access aren't payers. They're HR departments. And we're all facing a moral reckoning. Part 1.

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Maureen Dolan Bala
May 07, 2025
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This article was posted in May 2025 for subscribers only. Thank you for being here. As of March 2026, both parts of this series are open to everyone, because AFPs aren’t slowing down.

I'm hitting pause on my Asembia recap to shed some light on Alternative Funding Programs (AFPs). These carveout schemes are quietly reshaping access for some of the most medically fragile Patients in the country...

And most people don't even know they exist.

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