Senator Bill Cassidy, a Republican from Louisiana and ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, speaks beside Senator Bernie Sanders, an Independent from Vermont ...

SPRINGFIELD – Health care initiatives pushed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker were passed by the Illinois House Saturday, paving the way for a prohibition on controversial insurance industry practices such as a ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Illinois State Rep. Anna Moeller (D-43rd) ...

For years, I’ve watched the barriers my patients face in accessing the treatments I prescribe continue to grow. That is part of the reason I and many other health care professionals and patients ...

Imagine this scenario: You get sick, but in a way that’s new to you. This isn’t the common cold or seasonal flu. It’s something different, and something you fear is worse. You visit your doctor, who ...

The Kansas Senate will consider a bill that would require Medicaid patients to try lower-cost drugs before moving to more expensive treatments. The Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee passed ...

WASHINGTON, DC, USA, May 12, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ -- Patients across the United States are thanking members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions ...

Florida lawmakers are considering a bill that would empower health care providers to prescribe the best-suited medications for Floridians on Medicaid suffering from “serious mental illnesses” without ...

Step therapy is a process your health insurance provider may require before it will cover certain drugs. Many insurance providers require step therapy for Mounjaro (a drug prescribed for type 2 ...

The House Insurance Committee will review a bill Wednesday that Doris Ann Price says could have prolonged her life. Price, who has spent more than 10 years fighting breast cancer and was awarded ...

Step therapy occurs when your insurer requires you to use medication alternatives before another, possibly more expensive, treatment option. Depending on specific factors, you can work with your ...