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Committee moves to recommend ‘do not pass’ on step‑therapy expansion after questions about need and definition
Summary
Senate Bill 2248, which would add ‘associated conditions’ to the state’s restrictions on step therapy, received skepticism from committee members about implementation and necessity; the committee voted to recommend a do‑not‑pass on the bill.
The committee reviewed Senate Bill 2248, a proposal to expand restrictions on step therapy protocols by adding the phrase “associated conditions” for metastatic cancer and other diagnoses. After extended discussion about implementation challenges and whether the law already prohibits problematic step therapy, the committee voted to recommend “do not pass.”
Why it matters: Step therapy rules affect how insurers require patients to try lower‑cost treatments before approving others. Committee…
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