Publisher’s Note: This Health Affairs Blog post is part of a supported set of posts that will be published over the next few months. Health Affairs received support for the series from the American ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

FACING EXACTLY THAT HERE IN MASSACHUSETTS UNTIL LAST WEEK. YOU MAY HAVE MISSED THIS IN THE RUN UP TO THE MIDTERMS, BUT GOVERNOR BAKER SIGNED A BILL INTO LAW YEARS IN THE MAKING GIVING MORE CONTROL TO ...

The frequency with which 7 of the largest Medicare Advantage plans impose step therapy protocols in their Part B drug coverage decisions varies substantially. Objectives: First, to examine 7 large ...

When he was just seven years old, Lorenzo started to experience frequent pain and swelling in his joints that grew worse until it was an everyday occurrence. When the swelling in his knees and ankles ...