Congress introduced the Safe Step Act (H.R. 2279), which requires group health plans to adhere to common-sense parameters and reasonable timelines around the practice of step therapy. MGMA supports this bipartisan bill as it aims to improve step therapy protocols to ensure that patients have timely access to appropriate care while reducing physician practice burden associated with step therapy. Members are encouraged to contact their congressional representatives through MGMA’s “Contact Congress” portal and urge them to support the Safe Step Act.