State Rep. Rebecca Alexander (R-Jonesborough) has filed a proposal to expand “step therapy” exemptions so that more cancer ...

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 ...

On March 17th, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear signed into law a bill that will update the state’s existing step therapy law to better serve the interests of Kentuckians, including those with lupus, ...

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 ...

Pressure to control costs and reduce unnecessary utilization of expensive drugs has led insurers to increasing rely on “step therapy,” whereby patients are forced to try cheaper therapies before more ...