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 ...

Kim Albin has lost count of the number of times she’s had to battle health insurance companies over medications. Albin, who has been living with multiple sclerosis for nearly 30 years, said health ...

Cassidy Yermal, 32, began experiencing debilitating migraines when she was 17 years old. As a teenager growing up in northeastern Pennsylvania, she saw numerous neurologists and tried a variety of ...

Imagine this scenario: You get sick, but in a way that’s new to you. This isn’t the common cold or seasonal flu. It’s something different, and something you fear is worse. You visit your doctor, who ...

Patients ages 18-25 report more insurance barriers, treatment delays, financial strain ...

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 ...

Many Missourians deal with step therapy through their insurance companies. Step therapy isn't going away, but a bill signed into law last week by Gov. Jay Nixon will hopefully make the process less ...

Getting coverage authorization for certain medications from Medicare may require you to try a cheaper drug first. This is called “step therapy.” Medicare Part D offers general prescription drug ...

SPRINGFIELD – Health care initiatives pushed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker were passed by the Illinois House Saturday, paving the way for a prohibition on controversial insurance industry practices such as a ...

Jun. 12—Cassidy Yermal, 32, began experiencing debilitating migraines when she was 17 years old. As a teenager growing up in northeastern Pennsylvania, she saw numerous neurologists and tried a ...

Kim Albin has lost count of the number of times she’s had to battle health insurance companies over medications. Albin, who has been living with multiple sclerosis for nearly 30 years, said health ...