Calif. Nonprofit Insurer Needs To Pay Its Taxes
A not-for-profit insurer has come under fire for allegedly hoarding funds. Dr. Michael Myers is calling for California’s tax board…
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Prisoner Health Care Co-Pays Serve as a Deterrent to Essential Treatment
Recent research conducted by the Brennan Center for Criminal Justice at New York University School of Law reveals at least…
Calif. Approves Legislation To Cap Out-of-Pocket Drug Costs
The California state legislature has passed a bill to prevent out-of-pocket costs for prescription medications from exceeding $250 for a…
Fla. Health Insurer Prohibited from Discriminating Against HIV & AIDS Patients
A health insurer settled a proposed nationwide class action in Florida by agreeing to remove specific HIV and AIDS medications…
FDA’s Pilot Makes REMS Easier To Integrate into Current Pharmacy Systems
In an effort to make Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) easier to share and integrate with current health information…
Many Fla. Health Insurers Use Discriminatory Cost-Containment Practices
The AIDS Institute recently studied silver-level qualified health plans sold on Florida’s health insurance marketplace in 2015 and discovered eight…
Health Care Plan Deductibles Are Increasing Seven Times Faster than Wages
According to a Kaiser Family Foundation study released last week, deductibles are increasing dramatically nationwide. Deductibles for individual coverage have…
Va. Settles Lawsuit with Inmates for Inadequate Access to Health Care
The state of Virginia has agreed to settle a lawsuit involving 1,200 prisoners who claimed they received inadequate health care…
Oral Parity Legislation Becomes Law in ND
Receiving strong support from organizations, such as the Cancer Action Network of North Dakota and the American Cancer Society, HB…
Ky. State Sen. Offers Health Exchange Expertise to Other States
Kentucky State Senator Ralph Alvarado wants to market his state’s successful health care exchange program Kynect to other states for…