Tweet Your Support For Passing Step Therapy/Fail First Reform
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Select your Tweet - Updated 6/4/21
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@NJSenatePres @NelliePou must not fail NJ patients and bring S3051 to a vote. This legislation balances the needs of patients and the need to contain costs. It is a common-sense proposal that must be considered this week. #ReformStepNJ
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NJ patients need the right medicine at the right time. @NJSenatePres and @NelliePou must do the right thing and bring S3051 to a vote. #ReformStepNJ
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The story of Liz Parlett Butcher and her son Shane is exactly why @NJSenatePres and @NelliePou must #ReformStepNJ and bring S3051 to a vote. https://bit.ly/3db88L5
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COVID-19 has made life harder for many New Jerseyans. They don't need their insurance carrier to make them jump through hoops before they can get the care their doctor prescribes. @NJSenatePres and @NelliePou must support S3051 and #ReformStepNJ.
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The practice of step therapy has grown increasingly difficult, causing many with chronic diseases to suffer lengthy delays in access to the right treatment, resulting in worsening outcomes. @NJSenatePres and @NelliePou must bring S3051 to a vote and #ReformStepNJ.
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NJ patients need step therapy reform. It's time for @NJSenatePres and @NelliePou to bring S3051 to a vote. Living with cancer, diabetes, HIV, arthritis, psoriasis, heart disease, mental illness, multiple sclerosis, or other chronic conditions is hard enough. #ReformStepNJ
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It is time for @NJSenatePres and @NelliePou to improve Step Therapy practices for all patients by bringing S3051 to a vote. Reforming step therapy means ensuring that it is ✔ safe for patients ✔ clinically grounded, and ✔ transparent to patients and health care providers. #ReformStepNJ
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We need @NJSenatePres and @NelliePou to bring S3051 to a vote. Fail first policies can result in patients not being able to access the treatments they need in a timely manner leading to worsened symptoms and weakening long-term outcomes. #ReformStepNJ.
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Over 35 patient and provider advocacy groups in NJ support S3051 and 19 Senators are co-sponsoring the bill because it balances patients' needs while containing costs. @NJSenatePres and @NelliePou need to bring the bill to a vote. #ReformStepNJ.
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29 states already regulate step therapy practices. It is time for NJ to do the same and #ReformStepNJ. @NJSenatePres and @NelliePou must bring S3051 to a vote because it balances patients' needs while containing costs.
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A survey by the Arthritis Foundation revealed that over half of all patients reported having to try two or more different drugs prior to getting the one their doctor had originally ordered. @NJSenatePres and @NelliePou must bring S3051 to a vote. #ReformStepNJ.
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1 in 3 cancer patients and caregivers report experiencing delays in their or their loved one’s cancer care because of policies like step therapy. Patients need the right medicine at the right time. @NJSenatePres and @NelliePou must bring S3051 to a vote and #ReformStepNJ
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A quick search of the Get Covered NJ website uncovers multiple examples of step therapy policies. It is time to put patient's needs first and regulate these plans. @NJSenatePres and @NelliePou must pass S3051 #ReformStepNJ
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In an analysis of coverage decisions for 17 of the 20 largest commercial health insurers in the U.S., it was found that ALL insurers used step therapy to restrict access to drugs, ranging from 2% to 49% of coverage decisions. @NJSenatePres @NelliePou https://bit.ly/3mJUPEj
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What do Oscar Health, AmeriHealth, and Horizon BCBS all have in common in NJ? They all have plans that require patients to try and fail on one or more drugs before approving what a patient's doctor prescribed. @NJSenatePres and @NelliePou must #ReformStepNJ and support S3051.