Legislative Center
NYSBDC focuses on legislation and policy issues in New York State which affect patient access to quality, affordable health care.
prior authorization reform
Prior Authorization is a practice that requires a patient, doctor, or pharmacy to seek special permission to provide a patient with a medication or treatment that is already covered by the patient’s health plan.
access to patient assistance programs
Patients should be allowed to use 3rd party financial assistance programs to help with out-of-pocket healthcare costs without Payers limiting or pocketing that financial aide.
new york medicaid
Medicaid is a government program that provides healthcare coverage to low income individuals and families under 65, but disrupted budgets threaten to undermine funding and access to healthcare in the middle of a global pandemic.