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Virtual Hill Day Drives 100+ Congressional Conversations on Step Therapy, Workforce Shortages

From the College  |  May 25, 2021

On May 20, ACR representatives held more than 100 video meetings with Congressional leaders about the need to reform step therapy and alleviate pediatric workforce shortages. You can still add your voice by asking your members of Congress to support the Safe Step Act and fund the Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment Program.

Filed under:American College of RheumatologyLegislation & Advocacy Tagged with:ACR advocacyGovernment Affairs Committee (GAC)pediatric loan repaymentstep therapyVirtual Hill Day

An Interview with ACR Honoree Rep. Raul Ruiz on Step Therapy Reform

Carol Patton  |  October 17, 2019

Rep. Raul Ruiz co-introduced the Safe Step Act in April and has helped educate members of Congress about how step therapy hurts patient outcomes and care.

Filed under:Practice SupportProfiles Tagged with:Award for Public Leadership in RheumatologyRep. Raul RuizSafe Step Act of 2019 (H.R. 2279)step therapy

Rheumatology Patients & Providers Push for Step Therapy, Workforce Changes

Kelly Tyrrell  |  September 20, 2019

Rheumatology professional and patients visited with 117 legislators and their staffs during the 2019 Advocates for Arthritis event to champion better rheumatology patient care and access.

Filed under:Legislation & Advocacy Tagged with:Advocacy 101Advocates for ArthritisRheumPAC

Advocates for Arthritis Will Target Step Therapy, Workforce Shortage

From the College  |  August 16, 2019

The 2019 event, to be held Sept. 9-10 in Washington, D.C., will bring together rheumatology professionals and patients to advocate on behalf of the rheumatology community.

Filed under:American College of RheumatologyLegislation & AdvocacyWorkforce Tagged with:AdvocacyAdvocates for ArthritisSafe Step Act

The ACR & ARP Fight Step Therapy on Capitol Hill

From the College  |  July 18, 2019

Step therapy (or fail first) policies introduce significant barriers to access to effective treatments for patients with rheumatic diseases. They also impose significant administrative and cost burdens on providers and practices. The ACR and ARP are advocating state governments, Congress and regulatory agencies limit the impact of these policies on access to care by creating…

Filed under:From the CollegeLegislation & Advocacy Tagged with:Access 2020 campaignRheumPACstep therapy legislation

Step Therapy Legislation in the States: Navigating a Varied & Complex System

Joseph Cantrell, JD  |  July 17, 2019

As the practice of step therapy grows more pervasive throughout the insurance industry, the protocols become increasingly confusing to navigate. Steps vary from insurer to insurer based on plan type, and formulary differences are too often based on economic incentives rather than outcome-based medicine. Patients are often left hanging in the balance while physicians’ offices…

Filed under:Legislation & Advocacy Tagged with:overridestep therapy state legislation

ACR Introduces Prior Authorization & Step Therapy Resolutions at AMA Meeting

From the College  |  May 30, 2019

This year, the American Medical Association (AMA) convened its annual House of Delegates (HOD) meeting June 8–12 in Chicago to discuss emerging and public health issues. Among the many policies and practices discussed: two resolutions put forth by the ACR on behalf of ACR and ARP members, one concerning prior authorization and another concerning step…

Filed under:From the CollegeMeeting Reports Tagged with:AMA annual meetingAMA House of Delegates (HOD)prior authorizationstep therapy

State Step Therapy Laws: Not All Are Created Equal

From the College  |  April 8, 2019

Step therapy reform has been a hot topic and major focus of the ACR’s advocacy activity in states this legislative session. Washington, Oregon, Wisconsin and Florida are all considering step therapy bills that stand good chance of passing this legislative year. Virginia and Georgia have already passed step therapy laws. When these two new laws…

Filed under:Legislation & Advocacy Tagged with:step therapystep therapy reform legislation

ACR Leaders Discuss E/M Coding Changes, Step Therapy & More

Thomas R. Collins  |  December 18, 2018

CHICAGO—ACR leaders described a series of looming legislative and regulatory threats to rheumatologists and their patients—including the proposed collapsing of evaluation and management (E/M) coding and potential changes to step therapy rules—and urged everyone in the field to make their voices heard to quash the proposals. They also recounted recent victories in the policy realm…

Filed under:Billing/CodingLegislation & AdvocacyMeeting Reports Tagged with:2018 ACR/ARHP Annual MeetingBiosimilarsE/M CodingH1B visasstep therapy

Texas Rheumatologists Push for Passage of Step Therapy Reforms

Gretchen Henkel  |  June 15, 2017

On May 25, with Gov. Greg Abbott’s signing of Senate Bill 680, Texas became the fourth state this year to increase protection for patients subject to insurers’ step therapy protocols. The State of Texas Association of Rheumatologists (STAR) joined with 35 other professional societies and patient advocacy organizations in urging passage of S.B. 680. The…

Filed under:Legislation & AdvocacyProfessional Topics Tagged with:H.B. 1464S.B. 680State of Texas Association of Rheumatologists (STAR)step therapystep therapy reform legislation

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