NPF went face-to-face with the “fail-first” insurance policy that comes between you and your meds. Thanks to our volunteer advocates, we won a huge victory in the Lone Star State. In May, the governor of Texas signed a bill that will bring down barriers for patients to access timely, consistent and evidence-based medical care. With…
Recorded September 22, 2017 Learn more about step therapy and the current TX step therapy protections that will go into effect on January 1, 2018. These protections offer patients and physicians a clear process to obtain a step therapy protocol exception. Our webinar will provide a synopsis of those protections and guidance on how they…
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…