NY Insurers Urge Hochul To Veto Co-Pay Accumulator Ban, Other Bills

New York’s legislative session wrapped up earlier this month and the lobby representing health insurers is urging Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) to modify or veto several bills that it says would inflate health care spending by imposing coverage mandates, interfering with processes, and hampering plans’ ability to manage costs, including through use of co-pay accumulators that restrict drug pay coupons from counting toward patient out-of-pocket spending. Key bills that the New York Health Plan Association (NYHPA) wants scrapped or changed...