That’s where the Safe Step Act that’s pending in Congress comes into play. Similar in intent to Louisiana’s Step Therapy reform, as well as to bills passed in more than three dozen other ...

Step therapy for this particular population poses a barrier and a burden to [these patients]. It’s important that all patients benefit from the advanced technology that we have in our office.

They did so through step therapy, requiring doctors to get insurers’ permission before prescribing a drug, or by excluding drugs from coverage. The percentage of drugs restricted by the policies ...

Step therapy may help PBMs maximize their own profits, but it can be deeply problematic for patients. It allows company bureaucrats — rather than doctors — to decide which medications a ...

Step therapy requirements give insurers a chance to pump the brakes when a patient is pursuing a treatment or medication that might be risky for them, said Laura Minzer, president of the Illinois ...

Step therapy is when Medicare Part D plans ask beneficiaries to try a more affordable drug before approving higher-cost prescriptions. In Medicare, Part D covers general prescription drugs ...

Step-down therapy with laLGPs may be an appropriate alternative to standard care antibiotics for patients with severe gram-positive bacterial infections.

The goal with ProKidney's rilparencel-branded therapy is “to demonstrate the therapy’s potential to preserve kidney function ...

Step therapy requires patients to try a medication decided by their insurance company and prove that it doesn’t work, and only then will coverage be granted for the medicine originally ...