Battling with your insurance? New state law makes it easier to get drugs covered On Thursday, Gov. Ned Lamont signed a new law permanently banning "step therapy" for rheumatoid arthritis, multiple ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Step therapy, a controversial payer policy, can cause treatment delays and contribute to physician burnout.

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, ...

CMS said Aug. 7 it will give private Medicare Advantage plans more negotiating power over prices for Part B drugs, which are administered in physician offices and hospitals, in an effort to reduce ...

A new dataset published Oct. 29 by Saint Louis University School of Law researchers, in partnership with colleagues from Pacific University School of Social Work and Wayne State University College of ...

For people with lupus, their relationship with their healthcare team is one of the most important aspects of managing their life with lupus. Step therapy imposes on that relationship in pursuit of ...