step therapy

noun

A managed care approach to prescription, starting with the most cost-effective drug therapy and progressing to other more costly or risky therapies only if necessary.

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Meanings

nounstep therapy (uncountable)
  1. USuncountablegovernmentA managed care approach to prescription, starting with the most cost-effective drug therapy and progressing to other more costly or risky therapies only if necessary.
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APA

step therapy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/step%20therapy

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“step therapy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/step%20therapy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “step therapy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/step%20therapy.

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