Aimed Alliance Submits Comment on PA Benchmark Plan
On September 1, 2023, Aimed Alliance submitted a comment to Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner request for information on the PA Benchmark…
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FTC Holds Health Care Marketing Firm Responsible for Misleading Consumers
Recently, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) took action against Benefytt Technologies for selling “sham” health care plans. According to the…
Conversation with Aimed Alliance Featured in Patient Empowerment Network Activity Guide on Health Policy
Aimed Alliance’s staff attorney, Ashira Vantrees, spoke with the Patient Empowerment Network for their May 2022 Activity Guide on “How…
Prescription Digital Therapeutics as an Emerging Healthcare Frontier
Recently, the Alliance for Patient Access (AfPA) published a blog titled Prescription Digital Therapeutics Emerge as Health Care’s Newest Frontier. The blog highlights how…
ACTION for PDTs Releases Two New Resources on Prescription Digital Therapeutics
On October 28, 2021, Aimed Alliance’s multidisciplinary stakeholder group, ACTION for PDTs in collaboration with the ACTION for PDTs’ California Working Group, released two new California-focused resources on…
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 have allowed the California state…
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, 2021, MassHealth would begin covering…
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 Labor (DOL), the Department of Treasury,…
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…
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…