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Battle heats up over bill on ‘step therapy,’ drug rebates
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Individuals who live with chronic diseases refer to “step therapy” as a major roadblock to getting the often life-saving drugs they need. Health insurance companies view the approach as a way of controlling costs of increasingly more expensive drugs. Both sides collided on Wednesday during debate on House Bill 1370, which seeks to make the…
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As Colorado’s COVID-related hospitalizations climb, insurers’ forbearance on costs decline
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As COVID-19-related hospitalizations in Colorado continue to climb toward record levels, a system that has helped patients avoid the brunt of medical costs is fading. Many private health insurers have stopped alleviating the patients’ portion of expenses for COVID-related care, as was the practice after the novel coronavirus first made its devastating impact known. Colorado…
