>> Reporting from Deerfield. I'm Elijah Pines for "Here&
Now". >> At the state Capitol
this week, advocates urge the legislature to take up
and pass Cole's Act, a bill that attempts to clamp down
on industry practices that they say hurt patients by
increasing drug prices and decreasing access to
medications. >> We need the legislature
to get this done this session. Patients can't
wait any longer. These copay accumulator policies
are preventing patients from getting access to
needed medications, and that has to stop. Insurance
plans are rapidly adopting these policies, and they
are becoming increasingly common. As a result, more
and more patients are reaching out to us with
stories about going to the pharmacy counter to pick up
their medications and being told they will have to pay