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Step therapy: A delicate balance between patient care and health care costs (POLL)
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Jul 1, 2013
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Step therapy: A delicate balance between patient care and health care costs (POLL)
Insurance companies can use their clout to limit how doctors prescribe certain medications. Most of the time, it works for patients. But there are exceptions. Share your thoughts in a poll.
The UMMA clinic's pharmacological stock room.
The UMMA clinic's pharmacological stock room.
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Insurance companies can use their clout to limit how doctors prescribe certain medications. Most of the time, it works for patients. But there are exceptions. Share your thoughts in a poll.

A new state assembly bill is looking to expedite the process of step therapy. It's one way insurance companies regulate the the prescription medications that they cover. Step therapy helps to control expenses, but health providers also have to keep patient health in mind. 

KPCC's José Martinez has more on that delicate balance.

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