Today Ohioans Against the Deceptive Rx Ballot Issue announced opposition to the ballot issue on drug pricing in Ohio. More than 30,000 doctors, nurses and pharmacists, business and labor and the state’s largest organization serving individuals with AIDS/HIV announced their opposition to the proposal. A policy report was released in September 2016, providing an analysis… Continue Reading
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Subscribe to Access RSS FeedHouse Republican health plan would shift estimated $560B in Medicaid costs to states, impact all Medicaid enrollees
Posted in Access, Affordable Care Act, Behavioral Health, Health Care Reform, MedicaidThe House Republican plan to reform Medicaid projects federal savings of more than $500 billion dollars over 10 years, and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a nonpartisan research and policy institute, estimates this plan would significantly shift Medicaid costs directly to states, “effectively ending the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) Medicaid expansion for 11 million people… Continue Reading
New Report Regarding Drug Purchasing in Ohio
Posted in Access, Drug Pricing, Health Care, Medicaid, PharmaceuticalsA proposed initiated statute to change state prescription drug purchasing in Ohio would be difficult if not impossible to implement, according to a new report issued by Ohio public health policy experts. The report, released today from Vorys Health Care Advisors (VHCA) and Health Management Associates (HMA), analyzes the proposed initiated statute to change state… Continue Reading
Date Nears for States to Implement CMS Access Rule
Posted in Access, CMS, Health Care, Medicaid, RegulationsOn January 4, 2016, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented sweeping new requirements for ensuring access to specific categories of Medicaid services. The final rule, released on November 2, 2015, and titled Medicaid Program; Methods for Assuring Access to Covered Medicaid Services, creates a very important vehicle for beneficiaries, service providers, their… Continue Reading