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155. Health Insurance & Medication Coverage w/ Marissa Shackleton


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Marissa Shackleton is the Executive Director at The Elliot Lewis Center in Wellesley, MA. The Elliot Lewis Center is a comprehensive care center for patients with multiple sclerosis and other neurologic disorders. On today’s episode, Marissa talks to us about access to & affordability of MS medications, health insurance for MS, and resources to make medications more affordable.

Marissa Shackleton is the Executive Director at The Elliot Lewis Center in Wellesley, MA. The Elliot Lewis Center is a comprehensive care center for patients with multiple sclerosis and other neurologic disorders. Marissa has been part of the ELC team since 2011; she oversees the daily operations of the center, directs all aspects of the infusion center, supervises the clinical research program and manages the business.

Marissa is particularly passionate about access to care and affordable treatment for patients. She strives to educate patients and practitioners on health insurance, overcoming barriers to treatment and financial assistance options. She is a national speaker on access, reimbursement, infusion centers, site of care, and practice management. 

She serves on the Boards of Directors for the Infusion Access Foundation and The ELC Foundation; she is an active member of the advisory committee for the National Infusion Center Association. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology with a concentration in neuroscience from Boston College and her Master of Science in Health Communication from Boston University.

  • https://www.linkedin.com/in/marissa-shackleton/
  • ELC website: https://elliotlewisms.com/
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElliotLewisMS
  • LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/company/elliotlewisms/ 
  • The ELC Foundation https://elliotlewisms.com/elc-foundation-ms-nonprofit/
  • Infusion Access Foundation  https://www.patientaccess.org/ 
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