On November 24, the Massachusetts Division of Insurance (DOI) published revisions to its managed care consumer protection regulation, including new requirements related to health care provider directories, telehealth and...more
How Can Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Parity Laws Help Battle the Overdose Epidemic? Learn the Answers—and Catch Up on the Most Recent State and Federal Developments—at a New Webinar from the AMA and Manatt. ...more
On June 19, 2020, the Texas Department of Insurance adopted final rules specifying patient notice and election requirements in order for out-of-network providers to balance bill. The final rules replace similar emergency...more
State insurance departments across the country are continuing to provide guidance in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. In this update, Faegre Drinker spotlights the current California Department of Insurance (CDI) guidance...more
Last week, Texas Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) instituted measures to expand the use of telemedicine in response to the COVID-19. A significant part of the federal government’s response to...more
Yesterday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) asked Texas-regulated health plans to waive all costs associated with testing and telemedicine visits for the diagnosis of COVID-19. TDI...more
Editor’s Note: In a new toolkit prepared for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, summarized below, Manatt Health helps insurance regulators understand the wide range of transparency and competition strategies available to...more
State insurance regulators play many roles in making health insurance more available and affordable to consumers. Two that stand out are enhancing transparency and promoting competition. Every state department of insurance...more
On Friday, June 14, 2019 the Department of Managed Health Care (the “Department”) issued All Plan Letter 19-014 (OLS) (“APL”) containing its formal guidance regarding implementation of the General Licensure Requirements (for...more
I. Executive Summary - On September 23, 2016, the California Legislature passed, and Governor Jerry Brown signed, Assembly Bill 72 (“the Law”), creating a new regime for the regulation of “surprise bills.” Surprise bills...more