High Costs Frustrate Attempts to Address HIV Through Preventative Care
Reports have emerged of patients being unable to afford the regular lab tests and doctor visits that are required when…
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Trump Administration Withdraws Rebate Proposal
On July 10, 2019, the Trump Administration announced that the rebate rule, proposed in January, will not be finalized due…
Federal Court Invalidates Trump Administration’s Direct-to-Consumer Advertising Price Transparency Rule
On July 8, 2019, Judge Amit Mehta of the D.C. District Court ruled against the Trump Administration, holding that the…
The Lower Health Care Costs Act Clears the Senate HELP Committee
On June 26, 2019, the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee passed the Lower Health Care Costs Act of…
Trump Administration Proposes to Eliminate Protections for Non-English Speakers
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) regulations require health care organizations to notify patients of free translation services…
Trump Administration Delays Proposal to Eliminate Transportation Benefit for Medicaid Beneficiaries
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has postponed its plan to roll back a regulation that requires state…
New England Journal of Medicine Study Shows Medicaid Work Requirements Do Not Result in Increased Employment Rates
On June 19, researchers from Harvard published a study in the New England Journal of Medicine, which revealed how the…
New York Lawmakers Pass Nonmedical Switching Legislation, Send to Governor
On June 19, 2019, the New York Senate passed S. 2849, which would limit the ability for health plans to…
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Advance Sec. 1332 Waiver to Create a State-Based Health Insurance Exchange
On June 11, 2019, the Pennsylvania House passed H.R. 3, which would move the state off the federal health exchange…