Legislative Position Papers –
2023-2024
A.5129/S.6576 – One Year Access
Memorandum in Opposition For Immediate Release: May 20, 2023 Re: A.5129 (Dinowitz)/S.6576 (Comrie) - AN ACT to amend the insurance law and the public health law, in relation to access to health care providers in... Read more
A.6019/S.4785 – MD Collective Bargaining
Memorandum in Opposition For Immediate Release: May 20, 2023 Re: A.6019 (Paulin) / S.4785 (Rivera) – AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requirements for collective negotiations by health care providers... Read more
S.2684/A.791 – Incentive Programs
Memorandum in Support For Immediate Release: May 19, 2023 Re: S.2684 (Breslin)/A.791 (Hunter) – AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to the offering of reward or incentive programs to eligible members The... Read more
S.2680/A.859 – Gold Card
Memorandum in Opposition For Immediate Release: May 19, 2023 Re: S.2680 (Breslin)/A.859 (McDonald) – AN ACT to amend the insurance law and the public health law, in relation to exempting health care professionals from preauthorization... Read more
S.1965/A.3865 – Coverage Prenatal Vitamins
Memorandum in Opposition For Immediate Release: May 19, 2023 Re: S.1965 (Addabbo) / A.3865 (Gunther) – AN ACT An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to coverage for prenatal vitamins This legislation, S.1965/A.3865... Read more
A.5729 /S.6146 – Breast Cancer Tattooing Mandate
Memorandum in Opposition For Immediate Release: May 16, 2023 Re: A.5729 (Paulin)/S.6146 (Cleare) — AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to requiring certain insurers to provide coverage for tattooing performed by a... Read more
A.1673-S1196 – Biomarker Coverage
Memorandum in Opposition For Immediate Release: May 15, 2023 Re: A.1673 (Hunter)/S.1196 (Persaud) – An act to amend the insurance law and the social services law, in relation to requiring health insurance policies and Medicaid... Read more
A.463/S2677 – Step Therapy Notice
Memorandum in Opposition For Immediate Release: May 16, 2023 Re: A.463 (McDonald)/S.2677 (Breslin) -- AN ACT to amend the insurance law and the public health law, in relation to requiring notice of step therapy determinations... Read more
S.6733 – FQHC Payment Parity
Memorandum in Opposition For Immediate Release: May 15, 2023 S6733 (Rivera) — AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to expanding health care services provided by telehealth; and to amend part... Read more
S.5367 – OMH Crisis Stabilization and Residential Stabilization Rates
Memorandum in Opposition For Immediate Release: May 15, 2023 S.5367 (Brouk) — AN ACT to amend the unconsolidated law, to establish parity in reimbursement rates for supportive stabilization services provided that are substantially equivalent... Read more
S.3400 – UR Standards
Memorandum in Opposition For Immediate Release: May 12, 2023 Re: S.3400 (Breslin) – An act to amend the public health law and the insurance law, in relation to utilization review program standards, and in relation... Read more
S.3402/A.6898 – UR Response
Memorandum in Opposition For Immediate Release: May 12, 2023 Re: S.3402 (Breslin)/A.6898 (Weprin) – AN ACT to amend the public health law and the insurance law, in relation to providing that the failure by the... Read more
A.848/S.3111 – EMRs
Memorandum in Support For Immediate Release: May 5, 2023 Re: A.848 (McDonald)/S.3111 (Mannion) – AN ACT to amend the public health law and the insurance law, in relation to requiring providers to share electronic health... Read more
S.4889 – Coverage for the Treatment of Asthma
Memorandum in Opposition For Immediate Release: April 28, 2023 Re: S.4889 (Rivera) – AN ACT to amend the social services law and the insurance law, in relation to coverage for the treatment of asthma This... Read more
S.3227/A.6059 -PrEP No Prior Authorization
Memorandum in Opposition For Immediate Release: April 21, 2023 Re: S.3227 (Hoylman-Sigal) / A.6059 (Simone) AN ACT to amend the public health law and the insurance law, in relation to prohibiting health insurers from... Read more
A.6020 S.4788 – MLTC Transportation
Memorandum in Support For Immediate Release: April 17, 2023 Re: A.6020 (Paulin) / S.4788 (Rivera) – AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to reimbursement of transportation costs for certain enrollees under... Read more