Health Insurance Step Therapy Coverage

Current understanding

To be populated as evidence accumulates.

2026-09-09 — Insurance: health insurers; physical therapy requirement for lumbar epidural steroid injection; eliminate. Amends 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.100 - 500.8302) by adding sec. 3406ww.: cross-connection with lumbar-esi-physical-therapy-requirement: Both restrict insurer prerequisite-treatment protocols; the lumbar ESI bill functions as a procedure-specific step-therapy carve-out. (novelty: 2)
2026-05-19 — Insurance: health insurers; coverage for step therapy; modify. Amends sec. 3406t of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.3406t).: HB 5988 (introduced) would amend MCL 500.3406t to modify health insurer coverage requirements governing step therapy protocols. (novelty: 2)