Policy Activity
![Patients Win Big During New York’s 2023 Legislative Session](https://aimedalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Untitled-design-14-e1687803951823-351x185.png)
The New York Assembly and Senate have officially adjourned until 2024, and Aimed Alliance is thrilled to share that several…
![DFS Clarifies NY Step Therapy Law Applies to Medical Necessity Policies](https://aimedalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/New-York-351x185.jpg)
Select health plans have recently alleged that their step-therapy policies, that were titled “medical necessity policies”, were not governed by…
![Denials of Health Insurance Claims Are Rising](https://aimedalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/AdobeStock_260037696EDIT-351x185.jpg)
Millions of Americans have run into the experience of filing a health insurance claim only to have it quickly denied.…
![Drug Distributor Vows to Fight DEA](https://aimedalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/qtq80-HNN81W-351x185.jpeg)
Morris & Dickson, the fourth-largest drug distributor in the U.S., vows to fight efforts by the DEA to deprive it…
![Aimed Alliance to Join Employer Health Benefits Panel](https://aimedalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/qtq80-u5AXxa-351x185.jpeg)
Aimed Alliance Counsel, Ashira Vantrees, will be participating in a upcoming panel for employers on “Pharmacy Fiasco: Key Topics &…
![Optum Publishes Article on Alternative Funding Programs](https://aimedalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/qtq80-wxaovH-351x185.jpeg)
Optum, a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM), recently published an article on some of the risks associated with alternative funding programs.…
![DEA and SAMHSA Extend COVID-19 Telemedicine Flexibilities](https://aimedalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Telehealth-Access-351x185.jpeg)
On May 10, 2023, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) issued…
![Aimed Alliance Quoted in Article on the Cost of Chronic Disease and Conversations with Health Care Providers](https://aimedalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/HC-2.00-e1682606901752-351x185.jpg)
Aimed Alliance Counsel, Ashira Vantrees, was recently quoted in a Health Central article on how consumers with chronic conditions can…