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Recent Action in Healthcare Costs
AB 2303 – California
Introduced: 2024 Status: In Process
Health and care facilities: prospective payment system rate increase. Existing law provides that federally qualified health center services and rural health clinic services, as defined, are covered benefits under the Medi-Cal program, to be reimbursed, …
SB 999 – California
Introduced: 2024 Status: In Process
Health coverage: mental health and substance use disorders. This bill would require a health care service plan and a disability insurer, and an entity acting on a plan’s or insurer’s behalf, to ensure compliance with …
AB 2376 – California
Introduced: 2024 Status: In Process
Medi-Cal. Existing law establishes the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services and under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed …
AB 2428 – California
Introduced: 2024 Status: In Process
Medi-Cal: Community-Based Adult Services. Existing law establishes the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services and under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services. The Medi-Cal program is, …
AB 2563 – California
Introduced: 2024 Status: In Process
Newborn screening program. Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to establish a program for the development, provision, and evaluation of genetic disease testing. Existing law establishes the continuously appropriated Genetic Disease Testing …
AB 2843 – California
Introduced: 2024 Status: In Process
Health care coverage: rape and sexual assault. This bill would require a health care service plan or health insurance policy that is issued, amended, renewed, or delivered on or after January 1, 2025, to provide …
SB 146 – New Mexico
Introduced: 2024 Status: In Process
An act relating to hospitals; enacting a new section of the hospital funding act to provide affordable payment plans to patients under certain circumstances.
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Introduced: 2024 Status: In Process
Health and care facilities: prospective payment system rate increase. Existing law provides that federally qualified health center services and rural health clinic services, as defined, are covered benefits under the Medi-Cal program, to be reimbursed, …
SB 999 – California
Introduced: 2024 Status: In Process
Health coverage: mental health and substance use disorders. This bill would require a health care service plan and a disability insurer, and an entity acting on a plan’s or insurer’s behalf, to ensure compliance with …
AB 2376 – California
Introduced: 2024 Status: In Process
Medi-Cal. Existing law establishes the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services and under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed …
AB 2428 – California
Introduced: 2024 Status: In Process
Medi-Cal: Community-Based Adult Services. Existing law establishes the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services and under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services. The Medi-Cal program is, …
AB 2563 – California
Introduced: 2024 Status: In Process
Newborn screening program. Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to establish a program for the development, provision, and evaluation of genetic disease testing. Existing law establishes the continuously appropriated Genetic Disease Testing …
AB 2843 – California
Introduced: 2024 Status: In Process
Health care coverage: rape and sexual assault. This bill would require a health care service plan or health insurance policy that is issued, amended, renewed, or delivered on or after January 1, 2025, to provide …
SB 146 – New Mexico
Introduced: 2024 Status: In Process
An act relating to hospitals; enacting a new section of the hospital funding act to provide affordable payment plans to patients under certain circumstances.
Next | See all Legislation Records
Ross v. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center – Pennsylvania
District Court: US District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania Status: Pending
On January 18, 2024, Victoria Ross, a former University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) nurse, filed an antitrust class action suit in the US District …
Braidwood Management Inc., et al. v. Becerra, et al. – Federal
District Court: Northern District of Texas Status: Pending
Braidwood Management, an organization that represents Christian businesses based in Texas, and a group of individuals from Texas filed a complaint to challenge parts of …
Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers v. State of Ohio – Ohio
District Court: Common Pleas Court of Williams County Status: Decided
Ohio’s Healthcare Price Transparency Law, passed in June 2015 (HB 52) by the Ohio Legislature, has been challenged by health care providers arguing that the …
Minnesota v. Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC – Minnesota
District Court: District Court of New Jersey Status: Pending
Minnesota’s attorney general filed a suit accusing Sanofi, Eli Lilly, and Novo Nordisk, the three largest manufacturers of insulin, of price gouging. The lawsuit, filed in …
Herrera et al. v. JFK Medical Center et al. – Florida
District Court: M.D. Florida Status: Decided
In August 2014, plaintiffs filed a putative class action against multiple HCA-operated hospitals in Tampa, alleging they were charged unreasonable amounts for emergency radiological services. …
Alcon Labs., Inc. v. Cottrell – New Jersey
District Court: District of New Jersey Status: Decided
Consumers brought putative class action against manufacturers and distributors of prescription eye medication, alleging they packaged medication in such a way as to force consumers …
In re Express Scripts/Anthem ERISA Litigation – New York
District Court: Southern District of New York Status: Pending
The district court dismissed a proposed class action against Anthem Inc. and Express Scripts Inc. over drug pricing methods, holding that the companies can’t be …
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District Court: US District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania Status: Pending
On January 18, 2024, Victoria Ross, a former University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) nurse, filed an antitrust class action suit in the US District …
Braidwood Management Inc., et al. v. Becerra, et al. – Federal
District Court: Northern District of Texas Status: Pending
Braidwood Management, an organization that represents Christian businesses based in Texas, and a group of individuals from Texas filed a complaint to challenge parts of …
Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers v. State of Ohio – Ohio
District Court: Common Pleas Court of Williams County Status: Decided
Ohio’s Healthcare Price Transparency Law, passed in June 2015 (HB 52) by the Ohio Legislature, has been challenged by health care providers arguing that the …
Minnesota v. Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC – Minnesota
District Court: District Court of New Jersey Status: Pending
Minnesota’s attorney general filed a suit accusing Sanofi, Eli Lilly, and Novo Nordisk, the three largest manufacturers of insulin, of price gouging. The lawsuit, filed in …
Herrera et al. v. JFK Medical Center et al. – Florida
District Court: M.D. Florida Status: Decided
In August 2014, plaintiffs filed a putative class action against multiple HCA-operated hospitals in Tampa, alleging they were charged unreasonable amounts for emergency radiological services. …
Alcon Labs., Inc. v. Cottrell – New Jersey
District Court: District of New Jersey Status: Decided
Consumers brought putative class action against manufacturers and distributors of prescription eye medication, alleging they packaged medication in such a way as to force consumers …
In re Express Scripts/Anthem ERISA Litigation – New York
District Court: Southern District of New York Status: Pending
The district court dismissed a proposed class action against Anthem Inc. and Express Scripts Inc. over drug pricing methods, holding that the companies can’t be …
Next | See all Litigation Records
News & Opinions
Melissa Wong, Jennifer Rangel, Daniel PattenMarch 13, 2024
Christina Bush, Frank McStay, Mark Japinga, Nitzan Arad, Robert S. SaundersFebruary 20, 2024
Andrew CassFebruary 14, 2024
Bram Sable-SmithFebruary 12, 2024
Michael McAuliffFebruary 9, 2024
Christina Bush, Frank McStay, Mark Japinga, Nitzan Arad, Robert S. SaundersFebruary 20, 2024
Andrew CassFebruary 14, 2024
Bram Sable-SmithFebruary 12, 2024
Michael McAuliffFebruary 9, 2024
Articles & Reports
Health Affairs Forefront
March 14, 2024
Jama Network March 6, 2024
JAMA Network February 27, 2024
California Health Care Foundation January 31, 2024
Jama Network March 6, 2024
JAMA Network February 27, 2024
California Health Care Foundation January 31, 2024