Legislative Position Papers –
2023-2024
S.4435 – Premium Reductions Wellness Programs
Memorandum in Opposition For Immediate Release: March 10, 2023 Re: S.4435 (Fernandez) – AN ACT to amend the insurance law and the public health law, in relation to making actuarially appropriate reductions in health... Read more
S.3282/A.1777 – Physician Contract Terminations
Memorandum in Opposition For Immediate Release: February 9, 2023 Re: S.3282 (Rivera)/A.1777 (Lavine) – An act to amend the public health and the insurance law, in relation to health care professional applications and terminations.... Read more
S.1466-A/A.250 – Ambulance Direct Pay
Memorandum in Opposition For Immediate Release: February 9, 2023 Re: S.1466 (Breslin) – AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to payments to prehospital emergency medical services providers. This legislation, S.1466-A/A.250, would... Read more
S.2867 – MLTC TBI Carve Out
Memorandum in Support For Immediate Release: February 9, 2023 Re: S.2867 (Rivera) – AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the provision of services to certain persons suffering from traumatic brain... Read more
S.2339/A.6029 – Medicaid School Based Health Center
Memorandum in Support For Immediate Release: January 30, 2023 Re: S.2339 (Rivera)/ A.6029 (Paulin) -- AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to coverage for services provided by school-based health centers for ... Read more
S.2339 Medicaid SBHC
Memorandum in Support For Immediate Release: January 30, 2023 Re: S.2339 (Rivera) -- AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to coverage for services provided by school-based health centers for medical assistance ... Read more
S.2124 – Physician Assistants as PCPs in Medicaid
Memorandum in Opposition For Immediate Release: January 27, 2023 Re: S.2124 (Rivera) -- AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to allowing physician assistants to serve as primary care practitioners for purposes... Read more
S.2237/A.3020 – EP Coverage for Undocumented Individuals
Memorandum in Support For Immediate Release: January 27, 2023 Re: S.2237 (Rivera) / A.3020 (Gonzalez-Rojas) – AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to coverage for health care services under the basic... Read more
Memorandum on S.1241
Memorandum on S.1241 For Immediate Release: January 27, 2023 Re: S.1241 (Sanders) -- AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to establishing mandatory minimum Medicaid coverage for hospital confinement for childbirth. This... Read more
S.1193 – Coverage for Ovarian Cancer Screening
Memorandum in Opposition For Immediate Release: January 20, 2023 Re: S.1193 (Persaud) – AN ACT An act to amend the public health law, in relation to ensuring ovarian cancer survivors have the right to... Read more
S.599/A.1707 – Early Warning of Rx Increases
Memorandum in Support For Immediate Release: January 13, 2023 Re: S.599 (Salazar) / A.1707 (D. Rosenthal) AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to requiring certain manufacturers of prescription drugs to notify... Read more
S.1267 / A.901 – Step Therapy Prohibition
Memorandum in Opposition For Immediate Release: January 13, 2023 Re: S.1267 (Breslin)/A.901 (McDonald) -- AN ACT to amend the insurance law and the public health law, in relation to requiring a utilization review agent follow... Read more
S.504 Limiting Insulin Copay
Memorandum in Opposition For Immediate Release: January 13, 2023 Re: S.504 (Rivera) – AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to capping cost sharing for insulin This legislation, S.504, would require that... Read more