Menu
SIGN IN
Browse By Tags
All tags
Healthcare Law
011023
022123
031924
050724
052124
052323
080922
091223
102522
110822
112823
Capitol Journal
COVID-19
Current Awareness
Fall 2022
FEATURESPECIAL
FEATURESPECIAL2
Healthcare
Law Books
Legal Trends
Practice News
Practice Trends
Spotlight
Summer 2022
This Week in the States
Alyzza Austriaco
2 days ago
Capitol Journal
State Net
Medical Debt Legislation in WA, VT & Psilocybin Legalization Bill in IA
WA Enacts Law Keeping Medical Debt Off Credit Reports Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson (D) signed a bill ( SB 5480 ) prohibiting collection agencies from reporting unpaid medical debt to credit agencies. The measure, which takes effect on July 27, is similar...
Alyzza Austriaco
9 days ago
Capitol Journal
State Net
State Lawmakers Pivot from PBMs to PSAOs in Ongoing Effort to Control Drug Prices
State Lawmakers Target PSAOs After targeting pharmacy benefit managers for years for contributing to the high cost of prescription drugs, state lawmakers have begun setting their sights on pharmacy services administrative organizations, or PSAOs, which...
Alyzza Austriaco
16 days ago
Capitol Journal
State Net
AR Ban on PBM Operation of Pharmacies Goes to Gov, Legal Challenge to SD Drug Discount Law & More
AR Lawmakers Pass Bill Banning PBMs from Running Pharmacies The Arkansas legislature passed a bill ( HB 1150 ) that would make the state the first in the nation to prohibit pharmacy benefit managers from operating retail pharmacies. A spokesman for...
Alyzza Austriaco
1 month ago
Capitol Journal
State Net
MT’s AI in Insurance Bill
MT Targets Insurers’ Use of AI Montana’s House Committee on Business and Labor held a public hearing last week on a bill ( HB 556 ) that would regulate the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare utilization review and management. Among...
Alyzza Austriaco
2 months ago
Capitol Journal
State Net
CA Lawmakers Turn Attention to Mental Health of LA Wildfire Victims
CA Bill Focuses on Mental Health of Wildfire Victims A bill ( AB 1032 ) introduced in the California Assembly would require healthcare service plans and insurers to reimburse enrollees or insureds who live in a county where a state or local emergency...
Alyzza Austriaco
2 months ago
Capitol Journal
State Net
AR’s Tough PBM Bill & Uncertain Future for NY’s Health Data Privacy Bill
AR Lawmakers Considering Aggressive PBM Regulation A bill ( HB 1150 ) under consideration in the Arkansas House may be the most aggressive effort to regulate pharmacy benefit mangers yet. The measure would bar PBMs from owning pharmacies, potentially...
Alyzza Austriaco
2 months ago
Capitol Journal
State Net
Proposed PBM Regulations in IA and MS
More PBM Regulation Under Consideration in IA After passing pharmacy benefit manager regulations last year, Iowa lawmakers are considering a pair of bills ( HSB 99 and SSB 1074 ) that would require all prescription drug contracts to use a pass-through...
Alyzza Austriaco
3 months ago
Capitol Journal
State Net
Price-Fixing Lawsuit Against GoodRX, PBMs & Wave of Healthcare Investment Legislation
Lawsuit Accuses GoodRX, PBMs of Price-Fixing A proposed class action lawsuit filed in federal court in California alleges online prescription drug price comparison platform GoodRx and several pharmacy benefit managers, including CVS Caremark and Express...
Alyzza Austriaco
3 months ago
Capitol Journal
State Net
Proposed PBM Restriction in AR & Healthcare Worker Shortage Bill Coming in ME
AR Looks to Bar PBMs from Owning Pharmacies Arkansas Rep. Jeremiah Moore (R) has introduced a bill ( HB 1150 ) that would prohibit pharmacy benefit managers from owning pharmacies. Moore said the noncompetitive practice raises drug prices. ( ARKANSAS...
Alyzza Austriaco
3 months ago
Capitol Journal
State Net
MA’s New Healthcare Investment Law & ACA Coverage of Weight Loss Drugs in ND
New MA Law Increases Oversight of Private Equity Investment in Healthcare Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey (D) signed a bill ( HB 5159 ) expanding oversight of private equity investment in the healthcare sector. The law is the first in the nation to...
Alyzza Austriaco
4 months ago
Capitol Journal
State Net
State Lawmakers' Continuing Focus on Telehealth & NY’s New EpiPen Insurance Law
Telemedicine Still ‘Critical Focus’ for State Lawmakers: This year states passed at least 176 bills that adjust existing laws to accommodate the higher demand for telehealth services since the Covid-19 pandemic. That total roughly equals the...
Alyzza Austriaco
4 months ago
Capitol Journal
State Net
Nursing Home Industry’s Push for Repeal of New Staffing Regulation
Nursing Home Industry Pushing for Repeal of Nurse Staffing Mandate With President-elect Donald Trump returning to the White House next year, the nursing home industry has been ramping up its efforts to kill the Biden administration’s new nurse...
Alyzza Austriaco
5 months ago
Capitol Journal
State Net
Move to Block UnitedHealth’s Acquisition of Home Care Company, Drug Maker Lawsuits against HHS & More
Federal Regulators Move to Block UnitedHealth Acquisition of Amedisys The U.S. Department of Justice and Democratic attorneys general of Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey and New York filed an antitrust lawsuit aimed at blocking UnitedHealth Group from...
Alyzza Austriaco
5 months ago
Capitol Journal
State Net
Uncertain Future for Obamacare
Big Changes Ahead for Obamacare? During his campaign President-elect Donald J. Trump said he had the “concepts of a plan” to replace the Affordable Care Act, which he attempted to kill in his first term. But with Republicans likely to control...
Alyzza Austriaco
6 months ago
Capitol Journal
State Net
Insurance Coverage for Speech Therapy Enactments & DE’s Mammogram Coverage Mandate
Insurance Coverage for Speech Therapy Developing Legislative Trend? Pennsylvania became the second state to enact legislation ( HB 2268 ) requiring health insurers to cover speech therapy for children who stutter. The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Brandon...
Alyzza Austriaco
6 months ago
Capitol Journal
State Net
Multiple Healthcare Enactments in MI, GOP AG’s Challenge to Federal Nursing Home Staffing Requirements & More
MI Addresses Multiple Healthcare Issues Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) signed over half a dozen bills dealing with healthcare and family support. The measures include SB 790 and SB 791 , allowing home help caregivers to unionize, and SB 929 , increasing...
Alyzza Austriaco
6 months ago
Capitol Journal
State Net
CA’s Enactment of AI in Healthcare Bills, CA Gov’s Veto of Private Equity in Healthcare Bill & More
CA Enacts Guardrails for Use of AI in Healthcare California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a pair of bills making the state one of the first to establish guardrails for the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare. One of the measures ( SB 1120 )...
Alyzza Austriaco
7 months ago
Capitol Journal
State Net
CA’s AI in Healthcare Legislation, NJ’s Health Insurer Oversight Bill & More
AI in Healthcare Bills Awaiting Gov’s Action in CA California could soon establish new guardrails for the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare with a pair of bills awaiting action by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D). One of the measures ( SB 1120...
Alyzza Austriaco
7 months ago
Capitol Journal
State Net
CA’s Private-Equity Healthcare Acquisition Bill & MA’s Nursing Home Industry Law
CA Nears Restricting Private-Equity Healthcare Acquisitions The California Legislature passed a bill ( AB 3129 ) that, if signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), would require the state attorney general’s approval before a private equity group or hedge...
Alyzza Austriaco
7 months ago
Capitol Journal
State Net
Passage of PBM Bill in CA, States’ Tussle with Drug Makers Over Discounted Drugs
CA Lawmakers Pass PBM Legislation California joined a nationwide movement to tighten restrictions on pharmacy benefit managers with the approval of SB 966 days before adjourning its legislative session on Aug. 31. If signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D)...
Alyzza Austriaco
8 months ago
Capitol Journal
State Net
MA’s New Maternal Health Care Access Law, NJ’s Elimination of $100M in Medical Debt & More
MA Expands Access to Maternal Health Care Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healy (D) signed legislation ( HB 4999 ) expanding access to maternal health services in the state. Among other things, the measure provides for the licensing of midwives—reducing...
Sherica Celine
8 months ago
Legal Insights Blog
Practical Guidance
Government Investigations Policy for Hospitals and Health Systems
Provide your health system clients with a form policy and procedure document addressing both formal and informal government requests (e.g., from law enforcement). Ensure your clients and their workforce members comply with requests from government entities...
Alyzza Austriaco
8 months ago
Capitol Journal
State Net
PBM Bill Nearing Passage in CA
Bill Regulating PBMs Nearing Passage in CA California lawmakers are on track to pass a bill ( SB 966 ) in the coming weeks regulating pharmacy benefit managers. The measure would prohibit PBM practices as steering patients to PBM-affiliated pharmacies...
Sherica Celine
8 months ago
Legal Insights Blog
Practical Guidance
Complaint and Grievance Procedures in Health Insurance Checklist
Provide guidance on the process for handling complaints and grievances filed by individuals who are covered under commercial health insurance policies. Better understand your client's obligations in the context of complaints and grievances, the structure...
Sherica Celine
8 months ago
Legal Insights Blog
Practical Guidance
HIPAA Special Enrollment Rights Notice
Provide this HIPAA Special Enrollment Rights Notice to your employees who have become eligible to participate in your group health plans subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). Comply with ERISA by notifying your employees of their...
>