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CA Insurance Commissioner Orders Moratorium on Cancellations for Fire-Impacted Homeowners California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued a one-year moratorium on the cancellation or non-renewal...
AI Big Issue at NCSL Summit Artificial intelligence was a major focus of the National Conference of State Legislatures’ 2024 Summit in Louisville last week, with 10 sessions devoted to various...
A recent analysis by the website GoodRx found that the cost of prescription drugs in the United States has risen 37 percent over the past decade, outstripping inflation . Drug companies, insurers and...
CA High Court Upholds Gig-Economy Ballot Measure California’s Supreme Court ruled that a ballot measure passed by the state’s voters in 2020, allowing Uber, Lyft and DoorDash to continue...
MT Follows Trend of States Increasing Oversight of Nonprofit Hospitals The Montana Department of Public Health has proposed rules regarding the collection of data on nonprofit hospitals’ charitable...
The Montana Department of Public Health has proposed rules regarding the collection of data on nonprofit hospitals’ charitable acts, including discounting prices and conducting free health screenings. If the rules are adopted in August as officials expect, Montana would become part of a national trend of states seeking to fill gaps in federal oversight, with 10 states having required nonprofit hospitals to create community benefit plans and 25 states having mandated that such facilities make their financial assistance policies public. (KFF HEALTH NEWS)
The Massachusetts House passed a bill (SB 2520) last week that would ban or limit pharmacy benefit managers’ use of spread pricing, rebates and clawbacks. The Senate refused to concur with House amendments, however, so the measure was sent to a conference committee, with the state’s regular session set to end on July 31. (BOSTON HERALD, LEXISNEXIS STATE NET)
—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK
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