Step therapy, or “fail first,” bases treatment decisions on cost rather than medical necessity and ignores the safety and efficacy of certain medications for patients. Click here to learn more about step therapy. Governor Cuomo, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Mark-Viverito announced this week joint emergency regulations to fight
Step therapy, or “fail first,” requires patients to try one or more, typically lower cost, medications to treat their medical condition. Patients must fail on the lower cost medications before the insurance companies allow them to “step up” to another, more expensive medication. These policies can have dangerous consequences for patients. Step therapy bases treatment
Psoriasis is an autoimmune skin disease that causes patches on the skin. It is not a contagious disease. People with this disease have an immune system that generates new skin cells rapidly, causing patchy buildups of those extra cells. The most common places that psoriasis patients get these patches are on the knees, elbows, lower
Please weigh in TODAY! The Prescriber Prevails legislation (A.7208/ S. 4893) was delivered to Governor Cuomo on Monday! It’s critical you encourage him to sign this legislation for final passage by calling 518-362-8946 or filling out this form! This legislation clarifies the Prescriber Prevails process in Medicaid Managed Care and eliminates some of the hurdles
Motherhood brings many different questions along with it. One of the biggest questions many mothers ask is whether or not to should breastfeed their newborn. Breastfeeding offers many health benefits for both the mother and baby. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that mothers breastfeed for at least the first six months of the baby’s
Time is running out! Encourage Governor Cuomo to sign the Prescriber Prevails legislation (A.7208/ S. 4893) for final passage by calling 518-362-8946 or filling out this form! This legislation clarifies the Prescriber Prevails process in Medicaid Managed Care and eliminates some of the hurdles that patients and prescribers must go through to make sure patients get
Hepatitis is a disease that causes inflammation of the liver. There are several different types of hepatitis, two of which can be spread through contact with an infected person’s blood. Hepatitis A Hepatitis A is caused when a person consumes food or water that is infected with the hepatitis A virus. This form of hepatitis
Time is running out! Encourage Governor Cuomo to sign the Prescriber Prevails legislation (A.7208/ S. 4893) for final passage by calling 518-362-8946 or filling out this form! This legislation clarifies the Prescriber Prevails process in Medicaid Managed Care and eliminates some of the hurdles that patients and prescribers must go through to make sure patients
A healthy immune system defends the body against illness by attacking unfamiliar bacteria and viruses. An autoimmune disorder is a condition that causes a person’s immune system to attack otherwise healthy body tissue and cells as if they were harmful and infectious elements. Although there are over 80 different types of autoimmune disorders, some of
Your voice is needed! Urge Governor Cuomo to sign A.7208/ S. 4893 into law by calling 518-362-8946 or filling out the contact form. This legislation clarifies the prescriber prevails process in Medicaid Managed Care and ensures a doctor has final say over medication decisions for his or her patient. The uninsured rate for U.S. adults hit 11.4% in the second quarter, according