A4550 — Requires health benefits coverage for buprenorphine and buprenorphine/naloxone for pain treatment without step therapy or fail-first protocols.

A4550 — Requires health benefits coverage for buprenorphine and buprenorphine/naloxone for pain treatment without step therapy or fail-first protocols. · Informed CitizenryAssembly Bill A4550 requires that health insurance plans cover buprenorphine (and its combination with naltrexone) when used to treat chronic pain, eliminating current requirements that mandate 'st…Open in Informed Citizenry