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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Andrea Kraft of Carpendale spoke to representatives of the West Virginia Congressional delegation on March 19 about priority issues affecting 40 million Americans who experience headache disorders

For years, I’ve watched the barriers my patients face in accessing the treatments I prescribe continue to grow.

For years, I’ve watched the barriers my patients face in accessing the treatments I prescribe continue to grow.

This bipartisan legislation will help create a more transparent process that allows patients and physicians to seek exceptions to step therapy protocol. Although it only applies to employer-sponsored health plans, the bill represents an important step towards reining in this troubling practice.

The frequency with which 7 of the largest Medicare Advantage plans impose step therapy protocols in their Part B drug coverage decisions varies substantially.

The American Academy of Family Physicians spent on lobbying to increase physician Medicare payments and cut administrative roadblocks.

A bill decreasing government red tape so patients can have better access to top drug treatments is closer to becoming law. Gray Television Washington News Bureau reporter Josh Rultenberg has the story of one boy who could have benefited but had to “fail first” on less effective medication.

The drug benefit industry says it works to lower costs and improve outcomes, but critics say these 'middlemen' have too much control.

Family physicians and future physicians gather at the U.S. Capitol, sharing challenges and requesting leaders' investment in primary care, backed by their hard work, dedication, and contribution to health care, emphasizing the need for Medicare payment reform, reduced administrative burden, and support for the primary care workforce.

Washington, D.C. (KINY) - U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), joined advocates from Alaska and across the U.S. in welcoming the news that her amendment, the Safe Step Act of 2023, was reported favorably out of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee – of which Senator Murkowski serves as a Senior Member.