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 roundtable meeting. AMHCA is a…
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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 Surprises Act went into effect. Surprise medical…
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 be fueling the mental health…
Telehealth in a Post-Pandemic World
On August 3, 2021, Aimed Alliance hosted a virtual policy briefing for patient advocacy groups and professional associations titled “Telehealth in…
North Carolina Legislature Passes New Copay Accumulator Bill
On September 9, 2021, the North Carolina General Assembly passed Senate Bill 257. This bill provides consumer protections against copay accumulator programs. Recently increasing in…
Aimed Alliance Releases Updated Open Enrollment Brochures
The open enrollment periods for individual, small, large group, and Medicare plans are rapidly approaching. To ensure consumers are able to select…
Aimed Alliance Submits Comment on the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act
On September 1, 2021, Aimed Alliance submitted a comment to Senators Schumer, Wyden, and Booker on the Discussion Draft: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act…
DC Health Link Adopts Recommendations to Reduce Health Disparities
In Fall 2020, the DC Health Benefit Exchange Authority’s Executive Board established a Social Justice and Health Disparities Working Group…
Aimed Alliance Raising Issues with BSBC of Alabama’s Prior Authorization Policy for Treatment of Degenerative Eye Diseases
On July 2, 2021, Aimed Alliance sent a letter to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama (BCBS AL) in response…
Aimed Alliance Reiterates Concerns to Cigna about $500 Debit Card Program
On May 14, 2021, Aimed Alliance initially sent a letter to Cigna to express our concerns about the insurer’s recent…