HPA offers its views through Legislative Position Papers - memos of support or opposition - on various health care topics and pending legislation related to health care and health insurance.

You may search HPA´s legislative positions by topic, bill number, or by entering a key word in the search box. It is possible you may not find a legislative update on a particular issue as HPA does not comment on every bill and every topic.

2010 Legislative Papers

Bill Number                         Subject

S.5204-A.4301-A                 MD Collective Bargaining

State Budget                          Prior Approval

State Budget                          Prior Approval:Myths-Facts

Issue Brief                             Truth About Health Ins Premiums:
                                             Rate Determination and Review

2009 Legislative Papers

Bill Number                       Subject

                                           Exec Budget Health Plan Taxes

                                           Exec Budget Health Plan Tax Piece Color

A.301                                 Rare Disease

A.633                                 One Year Access

A.2008                               PBM Fudiciary

S.1646                                Mental Health Parity Permanent Extender

S.185-A.4572                     PTSD in Mental Health Parity

A.3165                                Website Provider Updates

A. 4301                               MD Collective Bargaining

A. 723                                 Clinical Peer Reviewer

A. 726                                 HMO Contracts

A. 764                                 Credentialing

S.4080-A - A.7504-A          Subrogation

2008 Legislative Papers:

Bill Number                  Subject

S.8225A/A.11176A        Municipality Community Rating

Budget                           Covered Lives Assessment

S.6818                             Mental Health Parity

S.1312-A/A.2140-A        Pharmacists as Immunizers

S.4675-A/A.10884-A      Health Plan Wellness Programs

S.5861/A.9327-A            Subrogation

A.11187                          Pharmaceutical Protection GPB

S.1776                             Anti Mail Order

S.5016                             Anti Epileptic Carve Out

S.6818 A.10078               PTSD in MHP

S.1150B                           Chiropractic Payments

S.5413                              Website Provider Updates

S.7516A                            Prohibits Incentives for Generics

S.8225 A                           Exempts Municipalities from Community Rating

2007 Legislative Papers:

Bill Number				Subject
A.2177				Collective Bargaining
A.3789				External Appeal
A.4607				Favored Nation Clause Prohibition
A.4609				Clinical Peer Review
A.5569				Emergency Contraception OTC
S.2108-A A.4308-A				Early Intervention (Budget Bill)
S.2106-A A.4306-A				Subrogation (Budget Bill)
A.3597				School-based health centers direct access
S.1514 A.2930				HMO Liability
A.6739				Single Source Drugs
A6341/S.2642				Pharmacy Benefit Managers Fiduciary
S.1776				Mail-Order Aging
S.5016				Anti-epileptic drugs substitutions
S.5413 - A.3094				Website Provider Updates
S.5128 - A.8364				Subrogation
A.7278 - S.1776				Mail-order Aging
A.149 - S.185				Donor Paid Leave
A.7368 - S.4517				Flavored Cigarettes
A.8163				Credentialing
A.5291/S.5397				ADA Access
A.9263/S.6324				Mental Health Parity Cleanup
A.8128/S.3986-A				Managed Care Program Bill
A.4859/S.5878				Healthy NY - 1199

2006 Legislative Papers:

Bill Number		Subject
A1240 - S2759		Provider Continuity
A1350		Worker´s Compensation
A2204		Most Favored Nations Provisions
A2207		Child Health Plus School Clinics
A2379		Contracting Restrictions
A2518		Prior Approval of Rates
A2519/S4347/A2520/A2521		Hospital Charity Care Reforms
A4527/S3340		Chiropractor Mandate Update
A5408		Health Plan Liability
A5863/S441		Claims Mailing Address
A6187		Surgical RNs
A6458		MD Collective Bargaining
A7351/S4392		CPT Codes Mandate
A7393		Written Authorizations Mandate
A9573		Organ Donor Wages
A10688		PBMs
S696/A5574		RX Provider Spending Reform
S1987/A3106		Payment Lookback Limit
S3269/A6368		Provider Provisional Credentialing
S5125/A7488		Video Fluoroscopy Mandate
S5456a/A8420a		Mail Order Drug Bill of Rights
S5635		Hysterectomy Coverage Mandate
S6576/A9658		Web Update Mandate
S7002		Health Plan Community Reinvestment
S7294/A10554		Consumer ID Cards
S7506		Mail Order RX
S8265/A11808		Mandatory Mail Order RX
S8488		HNY Union Benefits