Utilization Management Webinar: Step Therapy

On August 17, we held a virtual roundtable discussion of step therapy in which we convened patients, advocates, caregivers, providers, industry, payers, and other stakeholders for a discussion on the impact of step therapy. The discussion provided tools for those impacted by step therapy to help navigate their individual circumstances and share resources on how all stakeholders can advocate for meaningful reform. Our panelists addressed how, in addition to putting patient lives and health outcomes at risk, step therapy leads to increased costs across the health system, including for the health insurers implementing such protocols. Additionally, the webinar included a preview of CSC research on the costs of step therapy. Speakers included Dr. Harsha Vyas of Cancer Center of Middle Georgia and the Community Oncology Alliance, Sarah Buchanan of the National Psoriasis Foundation, and Elif Andac-Jones of Cancer Support Community.