Recent surveys indicate that over 40 percent of patients with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis have had to try and fail on one or more drug(s) before accessing the original provider-prescribed treatment. This practice is known as step therapy. Has this ever happened to you? Learn more about how you can get involved in step therapy reform: http://www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org/get-involved/be-an-advocate/steptherapy/ | Crohn's & Colitis Foundation

In this edition of Blue Promise, Dr. McCoy talks with Lisa McCormick, BCBSTX Pharmacy Director, about a solution to help lower the cost of your prescriptions. It’s called “Step Therapy” and it's considered evidence-based as well as cost-effective care. | Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas