In February, we showed Ohio lawmakers what happens to the psoriatic disease community when they are subjected to harmful step therapy protocols. The National Psoriasis Foundation’s state government relations team has been working hard to improve your access to health care and treatments. Every year, we travel across the country to visit state capitals and…
Last week, both the Texas Senate and House of Representative introduced legislation (SB 680 & HB 1464) that will curb step therapy protocols. In an effort to ensure the passage of the important legislation, NPF and the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society hosted the 2017 Texas Step Therapy Lobby Day. On Wednesday, Feb. 1, 18 NPF…
If living with psoriatic disease isn’t challenging enough, most people struggle to afford their treatments. On top of that, insurance companies are increasingly using policies that prevent patients from receiving the right medication for them. Join NPF in the Lone Star State for our Texas Step Therapy Lobby Day. Together, we can change lawmakers’ minds.…
This March, we will be in Iowa educating Midwestern lawmakers on the pitfalls of Step Therapy, and we need you there. Step Therapy, also known as “fail first,” is a tool used by health insurance companies to control the order in which a patient takes certain medications approved for a given condition. In other words,…
Recorded November 15, 2016 This webcast provides a synopsis and guidance on how to best utilize step therapy protections recently enacted by legislature in July of 2016. Presented by Carrie Davis, MD, Dermatologist, Dermatology Center of Southern Indiana and Michele Guadalupe, State Director of Advocacy and Access, Arthritis Foundation. Moderated by Patrick Stone, Vice President…
Recorded September 29, 2016 This webcast provides a synopsis and guidance on how to best utilize Step Therapy patient protections in Connecticut. Presented in partnership with the Connecticut Rheumatology Association, and the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America. Presented by Patrick Stone, Vice President of Government Relations and Advocacy, National Psoriasis Foundation, Sarah Buchanan, Director…
Because of the rise in costs of conventional medical treatments, many patients nowadays are beguiled by their health insurance companies into undergoing considerably less expensive options such as step therapy. This “wealth before health” kind of thinking is actually futile and unwise, at best, since step therapy is never a good option in treating life-threatening…
The core business of an insurance company is usually to make profits. When meeting their obligations as the insurer, their first instinct is to find the cheapest solution possible in the market, sometimes this is done to the detriment of the insured. When you fall sick, the best way to move forward is to engage…