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Insurance Bill Raises Concerns in FL A fast-moving bill ( SB 1028 ) in Florida, sponsored by Sen. Joe Gruters (R), chairman of the Senate’s Banking and Insurance Committee, would require Citizens...
MS House Passes PBM Reform Bill Mississippi’s House of Representatives passed a bill ( HB 1665 ) that would prohibit pharmacy benefit managers from employing clawbacks when patients’ copayments...
In June, Kansas became the 37th state to offer tax incentives to data centers, underscoring how the massive warehouse-like facilities that support the internet have become a priority for states and state...
States Target Sale of Consumer Geolocation Data Virginia’s Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology advanced a bill ( SB 338 ) that would amend the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act...
States Easing Up on Certificate of Need Laws Over a dozen states have introduced or are considering legislation this year to scale back their certificate of need (CON) laws requiring healthcare providers...
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The Montana Department of Public Health has proposed rules regarding the collection of data on nonprofit hospitals’ charitable acts, including discounting prices and conducting free health screenings. If the rules are adopted in August as officials expect, Montana would become part of a national trend of states seeking to fill gaps in federal oversight, with 10 states having required nonprofit hospitals to create community benefit plans and 25 states having mandated that such facilities make their financial assistance policies public. (KFF HEALTH NEWS)
The Massachusetts House passed a bill (SB 2520) last week that would ban or limit pharmacy benefit managers’ use of spread pricing, rebates and clawbacks. The Senate refused to concur with House amendments, however, so the measure was sent to a conference committee, with the state’s regular session set to end on July 31. (BOSTON HERALD, LEXISNEXIS STATE NET)
—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK
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