LINCOLN- Families from across Nebraska expressed their support of a measure in the legislature which would provide that those with certain medical conditions could benefit from Nebraska setting limits on an insurance policy known as step therapy. Step therapy is the practice of requiring patients to start with the cheapest medication before being able to qualify for coverage of more expensive medications by insurance. Insurers use this to keep costs lower on their end. The process obviously requires a lot of time and paperwork many working families do not have the time to complete.

The bill highlights certain situations in which overrides of this practice could be approved, while also setting a time for insurers to approve or deny this request in which they must also include information on how to appeal the decision. Fifty health associations in this state urged the senator to bring the bill for consideration.

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