Archived Insight | November 30, 2018

New Law Addresses the Opioid Crisis

The Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act is comprised of approximately 70 bills aimed at addressing the national opioid crisis. Passage of this sweeping legislation was a notable bipartisan effort in response to the opioid crisis, which was declared a national public health emergency in 2017. Approximately 72,000 individuals are projected to have died from drug overdose in 2017, with the majority of those deaths involving opioids.

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New Requirements for PBM Reporting and Fee Disclosures

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 makes significant reforms to pharmacy benefit manager practices. See the impact on health plan sponsors.

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Proposed Rule on Healthcare Price Transparency Disclosures

A proposed rule would change price transparency requirements for health plans and health insurers, including updated machine-readable file standards.

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