Joseph M. Coney, MD, FACS, explores strategies to address treatment obstacles among vulnerable patients and examines the effects of step therapy and prior authorization within a complex health care ...

As science makes once-unthinkable treatments available, patients are increasingly facing a harsh reality: Insurance companies are forcing them to try older, less expensive therapies for months before ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Despite a mounting number of state-level laws enacted to protect vulnerable patients against step therapy ...

Over the past two decades the use of step therapy or edits by health insurers has increased significantly. Step therapy, also called step edits, implies that in a given therapeutic class lower cost ...

Panelists discuss how step-therapy for immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy is evolving toward a more personalized approach, starting with optimized supportive care before progressing to targeted ...

Every day Melissa Fulton, RN, MSN, FNP, APRN-C, shows up to work, she's ready for another fight. An advanced practice nurse who specializes in multiple sclerosis care, Fulton says she typically spends ...

We accept several commercial insurance plans and Aetna & Humana Medicaid plans. At New Step Therapy, we understand that life can be hard at times and we are here to support you. We believe healing ...

MANY OLDER ADULTS list aging at home as a priority, an objective shared by staff at Right Step Therapy in Merrimack. Owned by occupational therapist Andrea Bakhit and physical therapists Willow Henry ...

Even when doctors prescribe a medication, some insurance companies require you to try lower-cost drugs first, which could delay your ability to get the treatment you need. Samantha Rynearson was 21 ...

The Massachusetts House passed a bill which aims to curb the use of step therapy by health insurers. Drugs that are designated with a “step therapy” condition of reimbursement are only paid for by ...

As the mother of a 13-year-old son with type 1 diabetes, and the wife of a husband with a disability, I truly believe there is the right medicine for the right patient at the right time. Unfortunately ...