In 2022, Senator Breslin introduced S8193 and Assemblyman McDonald introduced A9250 which would prohibit the use of step therapy policies in…

In 2022, Senator Breslin introduced S8194 and S8798 and Assemblyman McDonald introduced A9265 and A9206 and Requiring insurers and utilization…

In 2022, the New York Legislature passed S8113 and A879 which requires a clinical peer-reviewer to be a licensed health…

In 2022, Senator Breslin introduced S8191, and Assemblyman McDonald introduced A9267 to create additional step-therapy patient protections, such as prohibiting…

Requiring patients with dermatological conditions to try and fail alternative treatments before the insurer or pharmacy benefit manager will cover…

Mandating patients with gastroenterological conditions undergo step therapy before the prescribed treatment is covered may result in significant discomfort, hospitalization,…

Requiring patients to “fail first” on alternative treatments can be particularly harmful and burdensome for patients with hematological conditions, who…

Mandating patients with neurological conditions try and fail on alternative treatments can undercut a provider’s careful consideration of factors, such…

Requiring patients with oncological conditions to try and fail on less effective treatments before the prescribed treatment is covered poses…

Mandating patients with ophthalmological conditions undergo step therapy can result in disease progression requiring more extensive and expensive care, and…