Rep. Sarah Stevens (R-Alleghany) touted health legislation that called step therapy. | Stock Photo
Rep. Sarah Stevens (R-Alleghany) touted health legislation that called step therapy. | Stock Photo
A new North Carolina law is seen as a victory for the state’s physicians, a Republican lawmaker one.
After years of fighting to do away with what is known as step therapy, doctors will soon be able to have more say inpatient care.
“Legislation passed by the General Assembly is a huge healthcare win for families as doctors will better be able to care for their patients across our state,” Rep. Sarah Stevens (R-Alleghany) said in a Facebook post on July 21.
Insurance companies currently require patients to try different steps — hence the term step therapy — before settling on paying for the drug the doctor actually prescribed them.
WCNC in July reported that Gov. Roy Cooper signed the bill limiting step therapy into law, a moment Taylor Stading had been waiting for.
Stading’s son, Colton, underwent step therapy after he was diagnosed with debilitating arthritis.
“I don’t even have a word for it. I just feel heard,” the elder Stading told WCNC.
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