He Needs an Expensive Drug. A Copay Card Helped — Until It Didn’t. By Elisabeth Rosenthal February 27, 2026

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/expensive-drug-copay-card-discount-bill-of-the-month-february-2026/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8qICujt3c9fQ9c6423-JBhr9F0Vc-1qP3y7J-v4wS3KgRHUei-Omn182dp0gMmzvtTc4Y5YHPTE55wCFYo_tpGs6BrDA&_hsmi=406038664&utm_content=406038664&utm_source=hs_email KFF Health News: He Needs An Expensive Drug. A Copay Card Helped — Until It Didn’t Over the course of 2025, Jayant Mishra of Mission Viejo, California, progressively developed scaly, itchy red patches on his skin. Then came the pain and swelling in the joints of his hands, making it difficult to do his work at a bank. His primary care doctor referred him to a rheumatologist, who diagnosed psoriatic arthritis. She advised Mishra that while there’s no cure, there were many new medicines that could keep the autoimmune disease in check, and she recommended one, Otezla. (Rosenthal, 2/27)