White House Proposes to Fix “Family Glitch” in the ACA
On April 5, 2022, the Biden Administration announced that the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) proposed a…
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AHIP Pushes Back on HHS Efforts To Ensure Non-Discrimination in Plan Design
In its 2023 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters Proposed Rule (2023 NBPP), the U.S. Department of Health and Human…
Food and Drug Administration Issues Guidance on Race and Ethnicity Diversity Plans for Clinical Trials
On April 13, the Food and Drug Administration published a draft guidance on “Diversity Plans to Improve Enrollment of Participants…
Congress Continues to Discuss Temporary and Permanent Telehealth Expansion
Support for telehealth expansion is growing both on and off the Hill, but members of Congress disagree on whether this…
Lack of Health Plan Coverage Leads to Diminished Access to Treatments for Patients
Prescription digital therapeutics (PDTs) are evidence-based medical interventions using software that can be accessed on a tablet or smartphone to…
New York Governor Signs Law Requiring PBM Transparency
On December 31, 2021, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed S.3672/A.1396 which will require pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to be…
California Expands Access to Contingency Management Treatment for Substance Use Disorders
On December 29, 2021, the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) announced that a California State’s Medicaid (Medi-Cal) pilot…
Wyden and Crapo Respond to Submissions on Improving Mental Health Care Access
On September 21, 2021, Senators Wyden and Crapo asked interested stakeholders to submit comments on evidence-based solutions and ideas to improving mental…
CMS Prohibits Georgia from Imposing Medicaid Work Requirements
On December 23, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) sent a letter to Georgian officials informing them…
The Role of Healthcare Professionals in Accessing Prescription Digital Therapeutics
Prescription digital therapeutics (PDTs) are evidence-based medical interventions that use software accessed on a tablet or smartphone to prevent, manage, or…