The MA Senate passes H4825, allowing Massachusetts residents to continue to use the co-pay assistance on which they depend.
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We need your help to urge the MA Senate to pass H4825 before the end of 2018 to ensure that everyone in Massachusetts can continue to receive the co-pay assistance on which they depend.
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The House and Senate seek to ban the use of so-called “gag clauses” in pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) contracts.
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Patients breathe a sigh of relief as President Trump signed legislation to keep the federal government operating with no cuts to the ACA.
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NEBDAC is seeking to collect Accumulator Adjustor experiences across New England. Please participate in our survey after the link.
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Massachusetts has a pharmacy discount coupon program due to end in July of 2019, unless the Senate takes action to extend it.
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Maryann May recently met with Senator Jay Kahn from New Hampshire’s District 10 and discusses the importance of local advocacy.
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NEBDAC meets with U.S. Senator Angus King to talk about drug prices.
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190 organizations dedicated to improving health, including NEBDAC, CHS, HAM, and NEHA, signed onto a July letter to DHHS Secretary Alex Azar expressing concern about decreases in federal funding for outreach and enrollment.
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Massachusetts request for a 1115 Waiver, which would allow them to avoid certain Medicaid rules, has failed.
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The Governor of Maine vetoed a Medicaid expansion bill and the Maine Legislature did not have a 2/3 majority to push it forward anyway.
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NEBDAC leads successful Massachusetts Legislative Days in Boston!
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Just an update on potential Rhode Island legislation!
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HFA and NEHA recently co-signed a letter to Henry Lipman, New Hampshire's Medicaid Director, to oppose New Hampshire's Section request for a 1115(a) Demonstration Waiver request.
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The Maine Legislature passes LD1407, which would provide patient protections under step therapy rules, but hurdles still remain.
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MAINE RESIDENTS Action Needed: Use social media to connect with the Maine Senate in support of LD 1407.
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NEHA Executive Director, Rich Pezzillo, has op-ed published in Commonwealth, along with the AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts.
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Action: Contact your Senator or sign a petition we worked on with groups like the Epilepsy Foundation of New England and the Mental Health Association of RI.
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MAINE RESIDENTS Action Needed: Call committee members and send an email in support of LD 1407.
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MA RESIDENTS Action Needed: Pick up the phone and dial House members or send a quick email to support H 4617 and both amendments. Talking points can be found here.
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