MA Expands Entry to Maternal Well being Care
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healy (D) signed laws (HB 4999) increasing entry to maternal well being companies within the state. Amongst different issues, the measure gives for the licensing of midwives—lowering the variety of states with out licensed midwives to 11—in addition to mandates protection of midwives and doulas underneath Medicaid. (MASSLIVE)
NJ Erasing $100M of Residents’ Medical Debt
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) stated the state, in partnership with the charitable group Undue Medical Debt, was utilizing leftover federal pandemic reduction cash to eradicate $100 million in medical debt for an estimated 50,000 residents. These residents included 17,905 people who owed $61.6 million to Prime Healthcare hospitals and 31,748 people who owed over $38.4 million to different suppliers and debt collectors. (NJ ADVANCE MEDIA)
MS Weighing Future PBM Laws
The Mississippi Home Prescription Drug Coverage Taskforce held its second listening to on pharmacy profit managers. The committee plans to carry a number of extra hearings later this yr earlier than recommending a plan of action for the legislature. A invoice geared toward regulating PBMs died this yr over issues from the banking trade that it could elevate enterprise prices. (CLARION-LEDGER)
—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK
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