Dec 2, 2019 | Federal Issues, Health Insurance, News, Step Therapy
Health insurance companies would no longer be allowed to unilaterally force patients to fail first on cheaper and less effective treatments, under a bipartisan proposal gaining widespread support on Capitol Hill. The Safe Step Act would implement new guidelines to aid...
Oct 23, 2019 | News, Step Therapy
Insurance companies would no longer be allowed to deny patients in Massachusetts access to their doctor’s prescribed treatments, under a proposal gaining widespread support on Beacon Hill. Earlier this month, the Joint Committee on Healthcare Financing heard heartfelt...
Aug 6, 2019 | Issues, State Issues, Step Therapy
Decisions about a course of therapy that were once exclusively made by the doctor and patient are now being overturned by a common insurance practice called step therapy, or what is sometimes called “fail first.” Requiring patients to try one or more less expensive...
