The Massachusetts House passed a bill which aims to curb the use of step therapy by health insurers. Drugs that are designated with a “step therapy” condition of reimbursement are only paid for by ...

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 ...

Step therapy is a process your health insurance provider may require before it will cover certain drugs. Many insurance providers require step therapy for Mounjaro (a drug prescribed for type 2 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Despite a mounting number of state-level laws enacted to protect vulnerable patients against step therapy ...

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, whereas ...

The frequency with which 7 of the largest Medicare Advantage plans impose step therapy protocols in their Part B drug coverage decisions varies substantially. Objectives: First, to examine 7 large ...

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 ...

MANY OLDER ADULTS list aging at home as a priority, an objective shared by staff at Right Step Therapy in Merrimack. Owned by occupational therapist Andrea Bakhit and physical therapists Willow Henry ...