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STAT+: Health plan formularies lowered barriers to fair access to some drugs, analysis finds

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Almost uniformly, the 11 formularies made the drugs available fairly when judged on three criteria: eligibility based on clinical data, restrictions placed on prescribers, and step therapy, which requires patients to try other medicines before insurers approve a prescription. Department of Veterans Affairs.