Bill of Health

JANUARY 26, 2022

Incarcerated individuals need health care, but punitive policies make securing access to care particularly difficult among this population, which numbers about 2.1 million as of 2021. Gamble (1976), affirmed that incarcerated individuals have the constitutional right to health care.

Medicaid 293

Medicaid Medicaid COVID-19 Public Health 293

Bill of Health

APRIL 13, 2022

In August 2021, CMS released guidance giving states up to 12 months following the end of the PHE to redetermine whether Medicaid enrollees were still eligible and renew coverage. What States Are Doing Now.

Medicaid 144

Medicaid Medicaid COVID-19 Public Health 144

C&M Health Law

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

The Employee Benefits Security Administration (“EBSA”) released an FY 2021 MHPAEA Enforcement Fact Sheet alongside the annual report. The 2022 annual report is only the beginning of the post-2021 CAA era. But plans and issuers need additional agency guidance.

Compliance 52

Compliance Health Insurance Health Care Reform ACA 52

C&M Health Law

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

On October 29, 2020, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury (“the Departments”) issued a final rule requiring private-sector health insurers and self-insured health plans to disclose treatment prices and cost-sharing information with consumers.

Regulatory Compliance 40

Regulatory Compliance Hospitals Compliance Health Insurance 40

Bill of Health

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

In administrative law disputes, a critical aspect of public health law, clear statement rules enforce separation of powers. Supreme Court decisions issued in 2021 and 2022 demonstrate this vertical constraint. Under the ACA, for instance, the health insurance exchanges must be implemented by HHS if states do not create them.

Public Health 246

Public Health COVID-19 Medicaid Medicaid 246

Health Populi

AUGUST 16, 2019

One-third of employers were already doing this in 2019, with another 20% adding in 2020 and 16% considering for 2021-22. Some 15% of companies will consider this tactic in 2021-22. 18% of large eployers offered rebates at POS in 2019, and 40% are considering incorporating this patient-Rx payment tactic in 2021-22.

Governance 74

Governance Health Care Reform FDA ACA 74

Health Populi

MARCH 15, 2021

Now that hygiene protocols are well-established in health care providers’ settings, at least two other major consumer barriers to seeking care must be addressed: cost and access. The Urban Institute and RWJF reminded us about the challenge of people diagnosed with chronic conditions delaying care.

COVID-19 112

COVID-19 Health Insurance ACA Medicaid 112