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Alaska - The Source on HealthCare Price and Competition
According to 2017 data from the Council for Community and Economic Research, health services in Alaska are 70 – 200 percent more expensive than the national average. Many pressures influence Alaska’s health-care costs. They include expenses related to recruiting providers from out of state, lack of competition, and the state’s small population.
In the 2019 legislative session, Alaska introduced bills that would increase price transparency, reduce the costs of pharmaceuticals. Most notably, the legislature introduced SB 27, which proposes a shared savings incentive programthat encourages patients to become active consumers and to actively shop for the most competitive prices for care. However, this bill was withdrawn at the end of the 2019 session. Additionally, SB 1/HB 17 would repeal the certificate of need program for health care facilities, while SB 44/HB 17 seek to expand the scope of practice for physician assistants by allowing them to prescribe drugs via telehealth. These bills are pending for action in the 2020 session.
In the 2017-2018 term, Alaska sought legislative solutions to skyrocketing healthcare costs in terms of price transparency and cost containment. The state introduced and passed HB 240, which promotes regulation and price transparency of pharmacy benefit managers. Other measures failed to pass, however, including SB 129, which limits how much an insurance company must reimburse an out-of-network provider for covered services, and HB 123, which requires providers and medical facilities to disclose the undiscounted costs of their most common procedures.
In the 2016 legislative term, Alaska passed a law which sets up a $55 million fund, financed through an existing tax on all insurance companies, to subsidize enrollees’ costs as the state struggles with Obamacare price spikes. The number of insurers offering plans to individuals in Alaska markets is set to drop to one for 2017, and state officials warned that the remaining companies couldn’t realistically raise rates high enough to cover customers’ medical bills. Alaska Governor Bill Walker said the bill would ensure that the 23,000 Alaskans enrolled in exchange plans would not suddenly lose their insurance.
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Alaska Stat. §§ 21.07.005 through 21.07.030, 21.07.080, 21.07.090, 21.07.250: Patient Protections Under Health Care Insurance Policies (Legislations)
In Re: Generic Pharmaceuticals Pricing Antitrust Litigation (Litigations)
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2020 Legislative Session: 1/21/2020 - 5/26/2020 (2019-2020 term). *Current session bill updates are ongoing. Check back weekly for updates.
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Alaska Stat. § 18.07.045. Time standards for review of applications for certificates of need: Certificate of Need Program – Alaska
Allotted time for review of CON applications in Alaska.
Alaska Stat. § 18.07.051. Terms of issuance of the certificate: Certificate of Need Program – Alaska
Each certificate issued must specify terms of issuance describing the nature and extent of the activities authorized by the certificate.
Alaska Stat. § 18.07.061. Modification and termination of activities: Certificate of Need Program – Alaska
Requirements for modify and terminating activities covered under Alaska’s CON.
Alaska Stat. § 18.07.071. Temporary and emergency certificates: Certificate of Need Program – Alaska
The department shall grant a sponsor an emergency certificate for the construction of a health care facility for which a certificate is required under AS 18.07.031 if the sponsor shows, by affidavit or formal hearing, …
Alaska Stat. § 18.07.081. Proceedings for modification, suspension, and revocation: Certificate of Need Program – Alaska
A revocation, modification, or suspension of an outstanding certificate may not be undertaken unless it is in accordance with AS 44.62.330 — 44.62.630.
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Alaska Stat. § 18.07.021. Administration: Certificate of Need Program – Alaska
Introduced: Status: Enacted
The department shall administer the certificate of need program under this chapter and perform other functions prescribed in this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 18.07.031. Certificate of need required; relocations: Certificate of Need Program – Alaska
Prohibits health care providers from acquiring, replacing, or adding to their facilities and equipment, except in specified circumstances, without the prior approval of the Department of Health and Human Services through the state’s Certificate of …
Alaska Stat. § 18.07.035. Application and fees: Certificate of Need Program – Alaska
The department may require a person who intends to submit an application under (a) of this section to submit a letter of intent to the department, except in the case of an application for an …
Alaska Stat. § 18.07.041. Standard of review for applications for certificates of need relating to non-nursing home beds and services: Certificate of Need Program – Alaska
The department shall grant a sponsor a certificate of need or modify a certificate of need that authorizes beds other than nursing home beds or that is for a health care facility other than a …
Alaska Stat. § 18.07.043. Standard of review for applications for certificates of need relating to nursing homes, nursing home beds, and residential psychiatric treatment centers: Certificate of Need Program – Alaska
The department shall develop review standards for an application for a certificate of need, or for a modification of a certificate of need, issued under this chapter for a health care facility that is a …
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All Key IssuesHEALTHCARE MARKETS -Competition --Antitrust EnforcementPHARMACEUTICALS -Biosimilar or Generic Competition --Generic Competition Block or Delay
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In re: Suboxone Antitrust Litigation (State of Wisconsin, et al. v. Indivior Inc, et al.) – Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin
District Court: E.D. Pennsylvania Status: Pending
In September 2016, 35 state attorneys general and the District of Columbia brought a multi-district case against pharmaceutical manufacturer Indivior, MonoSol RX et al., alleging …
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District Court: Eastern District of Pennsylvania Status: Pending
Plaintiffs are attorney generals from 48 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia, as well as classes of private plaintiffs that filed an antitrust …
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Alaska budgets on an annual budget cycle with the fiscal year beginning July 1stand ending June 30th. The governor will submit his or her proposed budget to the state legislature by December 15 and the legislature will adopt a budget by simple majority in April. To view Alaska’s Department of Health and Social Services 2020 Fiscal Year budget, click here.
In April 2017, Department of Justice and the FTC issued a joint statement regarding proposed legislation repealing the state’s Certificate of Need (CON) laws. The agencies recommended that Alaska repeal its CON laws, which require healthcare providers to obtain state approval before expanding, establishing new facilities or services, or making certain large capital expenditures.
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