Aimed Alliance Sends Letter in Support of New Jersey Step Therapy Reform
On May 7, 2021, Aimed Alliance sent a letter in support of New Jersey A4815, which would establish important patient…
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Aimed Alliance Launches New York Step Therapy Reform Initiative
Building on the step therapy law that was effective as of 2017, Aimed Alliance has launched a new initiative to…
Step Therapy Reform: Categorical Exceptions
In 2022, Senator Breslin introduced S8193 and Assemblyman McDonald introduced A9250 which would prohibit the use of step therapy policies in…
Step Therapy Reform: Increased Reporting and Transparency
In 2022, Senator Breslin introduced S8194 and S8798 and Assemblyman McDonald introduced A9265 and A9206 and Requiring insurers and utilization…
Step Therapy Reform: Clinical Peer Review of Step Therapy Decision Making
In 2022, the New York Legislature passed S8113 and A879 which requires a clinical peer-reviewer to be a licensed health…
Step Therapy Reform: Strengthening Enforcement and Patient Protections to Deter Step Therapy Violations
In 2022, Senator Breslin introduced S8191, and Assemblyman McDonald introduced A9267 to create additional step-therapy patient protections, such as prohibiting…
Step Therapy Reform: Dermatological Conditions
Requiring patients with dermatological conditions to try and fail alternative treatments before the insurer or pharmacy benefit manager will cover…
Step Therapy Reform: Gastroenterological Conditions
Mandating patients with gastroenterological conditions undergo step therapy before the prescribed treatment is covered may result in significant discomfort, hospitalization,…
Step Therapy Reform: Hematological Conditions
Requiring patients to “fail first” on alternative treatments can be particularly harmful and burdensome for patients with hematological conditions, who…
Step Therapy Reform: Neurological Conditions
Mandating patients with neurological conditions try and fail on alternative treatments can undercut a provider’s careful consideration of factors, such…