Urge the Senate to Protect Medicaid and CHIP! Background: On May 22, the House of Representatives passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1), the budget reconciliation bill, to advance President Trump’s domestic policy agenda.  The legislation seeks to...

California: Colorectal Cancer Screening Coverage (AB 536) Bill Summary: AB 536 requires health plans to provide coverage, without cost sharing, for a colorectal cancer (CRC) screening test that meet certain conditions.  Specifically, the bill requires health...

California: Prior Authorization (AB512) Prior authorization (PA) is a utilization management protocol used by insurance companies to require health care providers to obtain approval from the health plan before a treatment or service is covered.  PAs cause...

Massachusetts: Copay Accumulator Programs (Senate Bill 698/ House Bill 1101)Bill Summary: The bill ensures that patients' copay assistance or cost-sharing obligation is fully counted towards their deductible or out-of-pocket maximum.How can YOU Help?Contact your...

Massachusetts: Biomarker Testing Coverage (HB1227/S809) Bill Summary: The bill requires health insurers to cover biomarker testing.How can YOU Help?Contact your lawmakers and ask for support for House Bill 1227 and Senate Bill 809. Personalized messages make a...

New Jersey: Copay Accumulator Programs (Senate Bill 3818)Bill Summary: The bill ensures that patients' copay assistance or cost-sharing obligation is fully counted towards their deductible or out-of-pocket maximum.Of note, an identical bill (A5217) passed the...

Ohio: Biomarker Testing Coverage (House Bill 8) Bill Summary: The bill requires: health benefit plans and the Medicaid program to: cover medically necessary biomarker testing for specified purposes when need for the test is supported by medical or scientific evidence;...

Rhode Island: Cancer Patient Access to Fertility Care (S103)Bill Summary: This bill would expand state-regulated health plan coverage for fertility health care.  How can YOU Help?Contact your lawmakers and ask for support for Rhode Island S103! Personalized...

Florida: Cancer Patient Access to Fertility Care (SB924)Bill Summary: This bill would expand state-regulated employee plan coverage for fertility health care. How can YOU Help?Contact your lawmakers and ask for support for Florida SB924! Personalized messages make a...

New Hampshire: Biomarker Testing Coverage (Senate Bill 120) Bill Summary: The bill mandates that health insurers and the state Medicaid program provide coverage for biomarker testing when such testing is deemed medically necessary for the diagnosis, treatment,...

New Hampshire: Copay Accumulator Programs (Senate Bill 17) Bill Summary: The bill ensures that patients' copay assistance or cost-sharing obligation is fully counted towards their deductible or out-of-pocket maximum. How can YOU Help?Contact your lawmakers and ask...

Tennessee: Biomarker Testing Coverage (House Bill 484 & Senate Bill 435)   Bill Summary: HB 484 & SB 435 requires health insurance coverage for biomarker testing in Tennessee, mandating that such tests be made available for diagnosis, treatment,...

Hawaii: Cancer Patient Access to Fertility Care (Senate Bill 642) Bill Summary: This bill would require state-regulated health plans to provide coverage for standard fertility preservation services for men and women undergoing cancer treatments, which may cause...

Connecticut: Cancer Patient Access to Fertility Care (House Bill 7022) Bill Summary: This bill would expand Medicaid coverage for fertility health care.  How can YOU Help?Contact your lawmakers and ask for support for Connecticut HB 7022! Personalized...

Nebraska: Copay Accumulator Programs (Senate Bill 158)Bill Summary: The bill ensures that patients' copay assistance or cost-sharing obligation is fully counted towards their deductible or out-of-pocket maximum.How can YOU Help?Contact your lawmakers and ask for support for...

Indiana: Healthcare Provider Protection (Senate Bill 419) Bill Summary: Increases criminal penalties for crimes against health care providers.  How can YOU Help?Contact your lawmakers and ask for support for Indiana SB419! Personalized messages make a...