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Advocates press committee to add 'associated conditions' to metastatic cancer step‑therapy rules (SB 2248)
Summary
Susan G. Komen and other advocates urged the Senate Human Services Committee to amend step‑therapy law to include side effects and symptoms of metastatic cancer as ‘‘associated conditions’’ exempt from fail‑first protocols. Supporters said timely access for metastatic patients is crucial; business groups cautioned that adding mandates can raise
The Senate Human Services Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 2248, which would amend the state’s step‑therapy statute to add ‘‘associated conditions’’—symptoms and side effects arising from metastatic cancer or its treatments—so those conditions would be treated as grounds for exceptions to fail‑first step‑therapy rules.
Bobby Will, representing Susan G. Komen, told senators that side effects such as nausea, low white blood count, diarrhea,…
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