Step therapy occurs when your insurer requires you to use medication alternatives before another, possibly more expensive, treatment option. Depending on specific factors, you can work with your ...

Panelists discuss the challenges and evolving landscape of step therapy protocols in hidradenitis suppurativa treatment, emphasizing the impact on patient adherence, the potential benefits of earlier ...

This article is part of a Health Affairs Forefront featured series, “Assessing The Evidence For MA Reform.” The series was developed and supported by the research firm, Stage Analytics, through a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Step therapy, a controversial payer policy, can cause treatment delays and contribute to physician burnout.

Throughout most of her life, Katie Neu, a 31-year-old Massachusetts resident with Crohn’s disease, has struggled with insurance barriers. Diagnosed at age 10, Neu was initially required by Medicaid to ...

Florida’s current step therapy for those on Medicaid prioritizes potential cost savings over patient needs, critics say. John Roberge KRT As a longtime advocate for mental health, working alongside ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) – State Rep. Rebecca Alexander (R-Jonesborough) has filed a proposal to expand “step therapy” exemptions so that more cancer patients in Tennessee could access the medication ...