accumulator
noun
ac·cu·mu·la·tor
ə-ˈkyü-m(y)ə-ˌlā-tər 
plural accumulators
: one that accumulates: such as
a
: a device (as in a hydraulic system) in which a fluid is collected and especially in which it is kept under pressure as a means of storing energy
b
British
: storage battery
c
: a part (as in a computer) where numbers are totaled or stored
d
chiefly British
: a betting arrangement in which winnings garnered from one bet are immediately used to finance a subsequent bet : parlay
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Patients Come First implores California to recognize the harm caused by copay accumulators and keep patient choice at the center of the discussion.
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Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024
In insurance jargon, this tactic is called a copay accumulator.
—John Wilkerson, STAT, 17 Jan. 2024
Health plans use tools, called copay accumulators, to keep tabs on whether patients or drug companies were paying the tab for a certain medicine — and don’t count any drug company assistance toward a patient’s deductible or plan maximum.
—John Wilkerson, STAT, 29 Nov. 2023
In this instance, the focus of the case was on a wonky, but significant tool called copay accumulators, which are used by health plans to blunt the cost of medicines prescribed to their beneficiaries.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 2 Oct. 2023
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Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024
In insurance jargon, this tactic is called a copay accumulator.
—John Wilkerson, STAT, 17 Jan. 2024
Health plans use tools, called copay accumulators, to keep tabs on whether patients or drug companies were paying the tab for a certain medicine — and don’t count any drug company assistance toward a patient’s deductible or plan maximum.
—John Wilkerson, STAT, 29 Nov. 2023
In this instance, the focus of the case was on a wonky, but significant tool called copay accumulators, which are used by health plans to blunt the cost of medicines prescribed to their beneficiaries.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 2 Oct. 2023
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accumulator
noun
ac·cu·mu·la·tor
ə-ˈkyü-m(y)ə-ˌlāt-ər
: one that accumulates
especially
: a part (as in a computer) where numbers are totaled or stored
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