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 ...

Kim Albin has lost count of the number of times she’s had to battle health insurance companies over medications. Albin, who has been living with multiple sclerosis for nearly 30 years, said health ...

When he was diagnosed with two autoimmune diseases, Joel Hechler knew he'd be in for a battle. He didn't realize maybe his toughest one would be with his insurance company. "I think they put the ...

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 ...

Even when doctors prescribe a medication, some insurance companies require you to try lower-cost drugs first, which could delay your ability to get the treatment you need. Samantha Rynearson was 21 ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – The legislature ended formal sessions in August, but some bills are still making their way through the process. On Thursday, the House agreed to a new draft of legislation ...

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 ...

Florida lawmakers are considering a bill that would empower health care providers to prescribe the best-suited medications for Floridians on Medicaid suffering from “serious mental illnesses” without ...

As the mother of a 13-year-old son with type 1 diabetes, and the wife of a husband with a disability, I truly believe there is the right medicine for the right patient at the right time. Unfortunately ...

As an engineer married to an emergency room doctor, solving problems and finding solutions to challenges is what we did. But our greatest challenge in life would be as parents. Our son’s mental ...