Understand how step therapy affects psoriasis treatment. Learn about the ‘fail first’ process, the impact of treatment delays ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

For years, I’ve watched the barriers my patients face in accessing the treatments I prescribe continue to grow. That is part of the reason I and many other health care professionals and patients ...

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 ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. Senate this week would establish guidelines to prevent the ...

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 ...