Help Texans Stay Healthy and Stable. Reform Non-Medical Switching.
For patients living with complex chronic or progressive diseases, it can take months or even years to find a treatment that works effectively with manageable side effects. Even if patients and their physicians find the right medication to control their condition and keep them stable, arbitrary insurance policy changes at the beginning of a new plan year – such as formulary changes, higher copays or new prior authorization requirements – can force these Texans to forgo the treatments they depend upon.
HB 1646 by Rep. Stan Lambert and SB 1142 by Sen. Judith Zaffirini will help Texans stay stable on medications that keep them stable, as long as they stay on the same health plan.