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Reflections on the United States Health Care System and the Right to Health

Bill of Health

has some of the world’s leading medical facilities and research institutions, and the ability to deliver the highest available quality of care, it ranks last among rich nations in providing equitable, accessible, affordable, and high-quality health care. America is the only wealthy nation to lack universal health coverage.

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2022 MHPAEA Annual Report Illuminates Tri-agency Review and Enforcement Priorities in a Post-Consolidated Appropriations Act World

C&M Health Law

The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (“HHS”), and the Treasury (the “Tri-agencies”) released their 2022 annual report to Congress on the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (“MHPAEA”) on Tuesday, January 25. The 2022 annual report is only the beginning of the post-2021 CAA era.

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Churntables: A Look at the Record on Medicaid Redetermination Plans

Bill of Health

Two weeks after CMS issued its March 2022 guidance, the Kaiser Family Foundation released its annual survey of state Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). What States Are Doing Now.

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The End of Public Health? It’s Not Dead Yet

Bill of Health

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.

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HHS Finalizes Health Plan Price Transparency Rule

C&M Health Law

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. Disclosure notice. In-Network Rate File.

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Large Employers’ Focus on Prescription Drugs: Costs, Coupons and Communication

Health Populi

Employers cited several main tactics to address coupon cards looking forward from 2019 to 2022. Co-pay accumulators are being discussed across health plan types, including government-sponsored plans like Medicare along with commercial health insurance programs. Much now depends on the U.S.

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The Infertility Shift

Bill of Health

Frequently, in these low-wage positions, workers earn just enough to pay for their health insurance premiums and sometimes the associated cost-sharing requirements. How did we get to a place where women must work an “infertility shift” beyond their full-time jobs to access medical care?

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