Key opinion leaders discuss the challenges associated with step therapy requirements after initially selecting a drug class, the patient factors considered when deciding to switch a patient with ...

Joseph M. Coney, MD, FACS, explores strategies to address treatment obstacles among vulnerable patients and examines the effects of step therapy and prior authorization within a complex health care ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...