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 ...

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 ...

Step therapy is a process your health insurance provider may require before it will cover certain drugs. Many insurance providers require step therapy for Mounjaro (a drug prescribed for type 2 ...

Insurers argue that step therapy—taking drug treatment one step a time—prevents wasteful spending by directing patients to less expensive, but still effective, treatments. But patient advocacy groups ...

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 ...

Young adults with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are significantly more likely than those in other age groups to encounter insurance-mandated step therapy, according to a national survey from the ...