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The Skip Step Bill
Doctors can ask insurers to skip step therapy rules
Limits the use by insurers of step therapy, a protocol that establishes a specific sequence in which prescription drugs for a specified medical condition are covered by an insurer, by allowing medical providers to request step therapy exceptions.
Good for everyday people ·
The bill would let doctors ask insurers to waive step‑therapy rules so patients can get the right medicine faster.
Our take
What we think, in plain words.
If passed, patients could avoid delays and extra paperwork when a cheaper drug won’t work, while insurers may face higher costs and less control over drug choices.
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The facts
What the bill actually says, no spin.
- The bill limits insurers' use of step therapy.
- It lets medical providers request step therapy exceptions.
- Sponsored by a group of Democratic representatives.
- Introduced in Rhode Island and referred to the Health & Human Services committee.
- Committee held the measure for further study.
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