Safe Step Act 2025. Health insurers often use step therapy — also called “fail first” — to control costs. A bill to amend the employee retirement income security act of 1974 to require a group health plan or health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol, and for other purposes.
Health insurers often use step therapy — also called “fail first” — to control costs. The safe step act, which was included by amendment into the pharmacy benefit manager reform act, now heads to the full senate for consideration.