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…
Requiring patients with rheumatological conditions to try and fail alternative treatments before the insurer or pharmacy benefit manager will…
Exclusive HR research from HR.com’s Research Institute and Aimed Alliance. HR.com’s Research Institute partnered with Aimed Alliance to investigate how…
Aimed Alliance recently updated its glossary of common health terms. Much of the jargon used by the health care industry…