Legislative Position Papers –
2021-2022
A.179 S.2543 MLTC PPE for LHCSAs
Memorandum in Opposition For Immediate Release: January 6, 2022 Re: S.2543 (Rivera) / A.179 (Gottfried) – AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to payments for personal protective equipment for home and... Read more
S.7075 A.3516 Rx Explanation Of Benefits
Memorandum in Opposition For Immediate Release: June 8, 2021 Re: S.7075 (Breslin) / A.3516 (McDonald) – AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to requiring insurers to provide insureds or subscribers with an... Read more
A.7408-A – Relates to Financial Responsibility for Human Post Exposure Treatment for Rabies
Memorandum in Opposition For Immediate Release: May 24, 2021 Re: A.7408-A (Gottfried – AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to financial responsibility for human post-exposure treatment for rabies. This legislation, A.7408-A,... Read more
A.6409 – Requires Managed Care Providers to Annually Provide a List of Participating Mail-Order Pharmacies
Memorandum in Opposition For Immediate Release: May 24, 2021 Re: A.6409 (Bichotte) – An act to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring each managed care provider to annually provide each participant in... Read more
A.7704 – Relates to Behavioral Health Parity
Memorandum in Opposition For Immediate Release: May 24, 2021 Re: A.7704 (Fernandez) -- AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to providing behavioral health parity (Part A); and to amend the insurance law,... Read more
A.2085-A/S.906-B – Requires Coverage for Early Detection of Colorectal Cancer Screenings
Memorandum in Opposition For Immediate Release: May 24, 2021 Re: A.2085-A (Dinowitz)/S.906-B (Sanders) – AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to providing insurance coverage for colorectal cancer early detection This legislation, A.2085-A/S.906-B,... Read more
A.1943/S.24 – Mandates Health Insurance Coverage for Congenital Anomalies
Memorandum in Opposition For Immediate Release: May 24, 2021 Re: A.1943 (Simon)/S.24 (Kaplan) – AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to enacting the “Give Kids a Chance – Carter’s Law” mandating health... Read more
A.1171/S.6574-A – Requires Coverage of Outpatient Treatment for Mental Health Practitioners
Memorandum in Opposition For Immediate Release: May 24, 2021 Re: A.1171-A (Bronson)/ S.6574-A (Kennedy) – AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to health insurance coverage provided by a mental health practitioner and... Read more
A.3202-C/S.5663-A – Allows Occupational Therapy Visits Without Referrals
Memorandum in Opposition For Immediate Release: May 24, 2021 Re: A.3202-C (McDonald)/S.5663-A (Kennedy) – An act to amend the education law, in relation to allowing patients to receive certain treatment by an occupational therapist without... Read more
A.2495-A/S.6414 – Consumer and Small Business Protection Act
Memorandum in Opposition For Immediate Release: May 24, 2021 Re: A.2495-A (Niou)/ S.6414 (Comrie) – AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to enacting the “Consumer and Small Business Protection Act” The... Read more
A.7659/S.6801 – Protects consumers from being impacted when hospitals and health insurers are in the middle of contract negotiations.
Memorandum in Support For Immediate Release: May 24, 2021 Re: A.7659/S.6801 (Buttenschon/Rivera) – An act to amend chapter 451 of the laws of 2007 amending the public health law, the social services law and the... Read more
A.7598 / S.6603 – Requires Medicaid managed care plans to reimburse retail pharmacies at the fee-for-service rate
Memorandum in Opposition For Immediate Release: May 20, 2021 Re: S.6603 (Skoufis) / A.7598 (Gottfried) – An act to amend the public health law, in relation to protecting access to pharmacy services This legislation, S.6603/A.7598,... Read more
A.7129/S.6435-A – Relates to utilization review program standards
Memorandum in Opposition For Immediate Release: May 19, 2021 Re: S.6435-A (Breslin)/A.7129 (Gottfried) – An act to amend the public health law and the insurance law, in relation to utilization review program standards and prescription... Read more
S.3566/A.5854-A – Anti Mail Order Pharmacy
Memorandum in Opposition For Immediate Release: May 13, 2021 Re: S.3566 (Breslin) / A.5854-A – An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to the purchase of prescription drugs. This legislation, S.3566/A.5854-A, seeks to... Read more
A.3276/S.5909 – Prohibiting Step Therapy for Behavioral Health Services
Memorandum in Opposition For Immediate Release: May 18, 2021 Re: A.3276 (Gunther )/S.5909 (Kaminsky) -- AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to prohibiting the application of fail-first or step therapy protocols to ... Read more
A.6549-A/S.5485-A – Prohibiting blanket service limits for Early Intervention services
Memorandum in Opposition For Immediate Release: May 17, 2021 Re: A.6549-A (Gottfried) / S.5485-A (Rivera) -- AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to blanket service limits in the early intervention program... Read more