โ€˜Step Therapyโ€™ Usually Not What the Doctor Ordered

โ€˜Step Therapyโ€™ Usually Not What the Doctor Ordered

Proponents say โ€œstep therapyโ€ will save the healthcare system big money while still allowing patients the medications they need. Opponents call it โ€œfail firstโ€ and insist that the practice of having patients try cheaper versions of prescribed medicationsโ€”with insurers paying for the more expensive variety only if the cheaper drug doesnโ€™t do the jobโ€”is a bitter pill to swallow. Some clinicians claim the practice, which in effect has insurers overriding a prescriberโ€™s choice of medications …

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