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Colorado bill seeks to limit step therapy in serious mental illness treatment
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When a doctor prescribes medication for a patient, insurance companies often require the patient to first try a series of alternative, less expensive drugs before they will cover the originally prescribed medication. Critics say that process – called “step therapy” – delays lifesaving care. Rep. Dafna Michaelson Jenet said when she was diagnosed with major depressive…
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Colorado House approves prescriptive authority for psychologists
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An effort to certify psychologists to prescribe and administer psychotropic medications took a major step forward Thursday, receiving approval from the Colorado House of Representatives. Currently, if a psychologist providing therapy or counseling decides their patient needs medication such as antidepressants, they must refer the patient to a psychiatrist or medical doctor to get a…
