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Recent Action in Healthcare Costs
SB 866 (see companion bill HB 1941) – Texas
Introduced: 2019 Status: Inactive / Dead
Relating to unconscionable prices charged by certain health care facilities for medical care.
HB 4601 – Texas
Introduced: 2019 Status: Inactive / Dead
Relating to the creation of a workgroup to study uniform quality measures under a value-based program for long-term services and supports.
HB 2673 – Texas
Introduced: 2019 Status: Inactive / Dead
Relating to a report on cost savings attributable to the Medicaid managed care program.
HB 2630 (see companion bill SB 1742) – Texas
Introduced: 2019 Status: Inactive / Dead
Relating to physician and health care provider directories for certain health benefit plans.
HB 4137 – Texas
Introduced: 2019 Status: Inactive / Dead
Relating to the required notice of a patient’s right to receive an estimate of certain health care services provided by a physician.
SB 1742 (see companion bill HB 2630) – Texas
Introduced: 2019 Status: Enacted
Relating to physician and health care provider directories, preauthorization, utilization review, independent review, and peer review for certain health benefit plans and workers’ compensation coverage.
SB 2238 – Texas
Introduced: 2019 Status: Inactive / Dead
Relating to the reimbursement of certain urban teaching hospitals for the provision of inpatient hospital care under Medicaid.
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Introduced: 2019 Status: Inactive / Dead
Relating to unconscionable prices charged by certain health care facilities for medical care.
HB 4601 – Texas
Introduced: 2019 Status: Inactive / Dead
Relating to the creation of a workgroup to study uniform quality measures under a value-based program for long-term services and supports.
HB 2673 – Texas
Introduced: 2019 Status: Inactive / Dead
Relating to a report on cost savings attributable to the Medicaid managed care program.
HB 2630 (see companion bill SB 1742) – Texas
Introduced: 2019 Status: Inactive / Dead
Relating to physician and health care provider directories for certain health benefit plans.
HB 4137 – Texas
Introduced: 2019 Status: Inactive / Dead
Relating to the required notice of a patient’s right to receive an estimate of certain health care services provided by a physician.
SB 1742 (see companion bill HB 2630) – Texas
Introduced: 2019 Status: Enacted
Relating to physician and health care provider directories, preauthorization, utilization review, independent review, and peer review for certain health benefit plans and workers’ compensation coverage.
SB 2238 – Texas
Introduced: 2019 Status: Inactive / Dead
Relating to the reimbursement of certain urban teaching hospitals for the provision of inpatient hospital care under Medicaid.
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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 …
Association for Accessible Medicines v. Frosh – Maryland
District Court: District of Maryland Status: Decided
In a significant victory for the pharmaceutical industry, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found Maryland’s landmark 2017 law (HB 631), which punishes generic …
Negron v. Cigna and OptumRx – Connecticut
District Court: District of Connecticut Status: Pending
Cigna faces a class-action lawsuit alleging the insurance giant overcharged its members by more than 10 times the amount the insurer paid for certain prescription …
In Re UnitedHealth Group PBM Litigation – Minnesota
District Court: District of Minnesota Status: Decided
Plan members brought suit against UnitedHealth Group, Inc. under ERISA and RICO for Defendants’ conduct in administrating pharmacy benefits that allegedly caused Plaintiffs to overpay …
Mohr-Lercara v. Oxford Health Ins., Inc. – New York
District Court: Southern District of New York Status: Pending
A proposed class action was filed in New York federal court accusing Oxford Health Insurance of overcharging patients for prescription drugs. The complaint alleges that …
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: 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 …
Association for Accessible Medicines v. Frosh – Maryland
District Court: District of Maryland Status: Decided
In a significant victory for the pharmaceutical industry, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found Maryland’s landmark 2017 law (HB 631), which punishes generic …
Negron v. Cigna and OptumRx – Connecticut
District Court: District of Connecticut Status: Pending
Cigna faces a class-action lawsuit alleging the insurance giant overcharged its members by more than 10 times the amount the insurer paid for certain prescription …
In Re UnitedHealth Group PBM Litigation – Minnesota
District Court: District of Minnesota Status: Decided
Plan members brought suit against UnitedHealth Group, Inc. under ERISA and RICO for Defendants’ conduct in administrating pharmacy benefits that allegedly caused Plaintiffs to overpay …
Mohr-Lercara v. Oxford Health Ins., Inc. – New York
District Court: Southern District of New York Status: Pending
A proposed class action was filed in New York federal court accusing Oxford Health Insurance of overcharging patients for prescription drugs. The complaint alleges that …
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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News & Opinions
Articles & Reports
Vox
January 13, 2020
American Journal of Managed Care January 8, 2020
Altarum January 7, 2020
Annals of Internal Medicine January 7, 2020
American Journal of Managed Care January 8, 2020
Altarum January 7, 2020
Annals of Internal Medicine January 7, 2020