Governor Newsom Vetoes SB 110 Denying Contingency Management Coverage But Approves a Pilot Program
On October 8, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he would be vetoing SB 110. SB 110 would…
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Massachusetts Becomes the First State to Offer Coverage for Prescription Digital Therapeutics
The Massachusetts Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program, known as MassHealth, announced that effective November 1,…
Aimed Alliance Submits Comment on Most Favored Nation Rule Revocation
On October 12, 2021, Aimed Alliance submitted a comment to the Centers for Medicare &…
SB 110 Would Allow the California state Medicaid Program to Cover Contingency Management for Treating Substance Use Disorders
On September 7, 2021, the California legislature passed SB-110. SB-110 would allow the California state Medicaid program, Medi-Cal, to provide contingency management as a…
Patient Access Collaborative Releases Advocacy Insights on Prior Authorization
Recently, Emma Watson, MPH with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network spoke to the Patient Access Collaborative (PAC) on the impact prior authorization…
Kentucky, New Mexico, and Maine Now Running State-Based Health Marketplaces
On October 4, 2021, the Governors of Kentucky, New Mexico, and Maine announced they had transitioned from the federal health care marketplace exchange to…
HHS Releases New Interim Rule for Dispute Resolution of Surprise Medical Bills
On September 30, 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Department of…
Alliance for Mental Health Care Access Hosts First Roundtable Meeting
On August 31, 2021, the Alliance for Mental Health Care Access (“AMHCA”) conducted its first…
HHS Interim Final Rule on Surprise Billing Goes Into Effect
On September 13, 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Interim Final Rule on the No…
A Health Insurance Practice that Could Fuel the Mental Health Crisis
A recent Modern Healthcare article by Dr. Rimal Bera addresses how health insurance practices could…