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is it normal to get muscle cramps at week 94

Appeal

Something I noticed reading old threads that I have not seen said out loud.

The advice on step therapy in this community changed substantially around the start of last year, and nobody went back and updated the older posts. So depending on which thread the search engine hands you, you get two contradictory answers with the same confidence.

I have listed what I think the current consensus is below. Correct me — that is the point of posting it.

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u/maren_sorensen4 points·1 year ago

Titration speed is a side-effect dial far more than an efficacy dial.

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u/blunt_coldbox_notes1 point·1 year ago

say which country and which plan type

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u/RetaAndRegret21 point·1 year ago

redact member ids and group numbers from every screenshot

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u/ferritin_low4 points·1 year ago

step therapy documentation is the weapon, use it

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u/sofia_ferreira1 point·1 year ago

step therapy documentation is the weapon, use it

Adding to this: appeal is doing more work than the comment implies.

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u/marta_vanhecke1 point·1 year ago

external review is the appeal after insurance says no

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u/greta_chukwu1 point·1 year ago

copay is separate from coverage

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u/ignacio_vanhecke1 point·1 year ago

copay is separate from coverage

Yes, exactly this, and it is the bit that took me 14 weeks to accept.

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u/marta_dziedzic3 points·1 year ago

redact member ids and group numbers from every screenshot

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u/amira_dumitru1 point·1 year ago

prior auth criteria are state-specific, step therapy differs

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u/ignacio_vanhecke1 point·1 year ago

resubmission after denial requires new documentation

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u/liv_vukovic1 point·1 year ago·edited

formulary exclusions are negotiable sometimes

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u/kian_ferreira2 points·1 year ago·edited

Every time this gets posted it hits the front page and every time someone has to re-explain it.

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u/bence_zielinski2 points·1 year ago

Strongly agree. Step therapy is predictable if you have the criteria.

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