What’s happening: CHA continues its work to hold insurance companies accountable for providing timely, comprehensive patient care. Last week, CHA submitted a letter to the Department of Managed Health Care urging it to expand network adequacy standards to reflect patients’ current health care needs and hold plans accountable for making those life-changing, lifesaving services available.
What else to know: In the letter, CHA supports the department’s efforts to update the network adequacy standards to reflect the current needs and range of services required by enrolled beneficiaries, including updating standards for access to mental health services, and expanding the list of required provider types. CHA also urged the department to develop and implement specific measures and clear standards to ensure plan compliance.
