Fierce Healthcare May 31, 2024
Updated: May 31, 12:30 p.m. ET
Below is a roundup of payer-centric news headlines you may have missed during the month of May 2024.
Nevada takes on copay accumulators
The Nevada Division of Insurance said it will enforce guidance requiring insurers to not count copay assistance toward an individual’s out-of-pocket costs under most circumstances.
In its 2025 Health Benefit Plan Filing Guidance (PDF), Nevada said it will follow the outcome of an October court case between HIV & Hepatitis Policy Institute, a patient advocacy group, and HHS. Advocacy groups have grown increasingly bothered by the federal government’s unwillingness to enforce the court’s decision.
“With patient groups having asked for federal help—repeatedly and to no avail—patients and their advocates have now...