CMS Issues Guidance Allowing States to Implement Health-Contingent Wellness Programs
On Monday, September 30, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that the…
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Idaho Submits Waiver for Medicaid Work Requirements
After a failed attempt to implement work requirements for Medicaid recipients, Idaho has resubmitted an…
Federal Agency Initiates First Enforcement Action Over Inaccessible Medical Records
Bayfront Health of St. Petersburg, FL became the first HIPAA-covered entity to be sanctioned by…
CVS Health to Settle Lawsuit for Revealing HIV Status of Over 4,500 Patients
Under the recently proposed agreement, CVS Health is slated to pay $4.35 million to settle…
The Precision Medicine Group Discusses Copay Accumulators, References Aimed Alliance Report
Following the enactment of a new law in Virginia that regulates copay accumulator programs, the…
Aimed Alliance Sends Nonmedical Switching Sign-on Letter to BCBS of Michigan
On September 10, 2019, Aimed Alliance was joined by 9 other advocacy organizations to request…
Pennsylvania Gastroenterologist Authors Op-ed in Support of Nonmedical Switching Legislation
On August 13, 2019, Dr. Ralph McKibbin, a gastroenterologist who practices out of Altoona, PA,…
Aimed Alliance, Joined by 9 Advocacy Organizations, Urges the Cleveland Clinic to End Nonmedical Switching Practices
On August 26, 2019, Aimed Alliance sent a sign-on letter to the Cleveland Clinic, requesting…
Increased Insurer Participation in the Individual Market Benefits Consumers
While federal policymakers have spent years in heated debate over the future of the Patient…
Federal Regulators Fail to Provide Effective Oversight of Medicaid Managed Care Programs
Following news reports that Medicaid managed care contractors are not properly delivering care to patients,…