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Trump Administration Joins Challenge to CO’s AI Law On April 24, the U.S. Department of Justice joined a lawsuit brought by Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, seeking to block Colorado’s...
Trump Administration Expands Medicaid Fraud Scrutiny to All 50 States In an effort to fight fraud, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is requiring all 50 states to submit plans for revalidating...
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ME Lawmakers Pass Data Center Ban The Maine Legislature passed a bill ( HB 207 ) that would make the state the first to temporarily ban the development of large data centers. The measure would impose...
State and Federal Funding Flowing for Ibogaine Research President Donald Trump signed an executive order providing up to $50 million in federal funding for states to conduct research on ibogaine, a psychedelic...
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California’s Legislature passed a bill (SB 339) that would require health insurance companies to cover the cost of pharmacist-filled orders of PrEP medications, which prevent the transmission of HIV. A bill passed in the state in 2019 made PrEP drugs available without a prescription, but pharmacists said they were still having difficulty filling orders for the drugs, due in part to a lack of support from insurers. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) hasn’t indicated whether or not he supports the new measure. (SACRAMENTO BEE, LEXISNEXIS STATE NET)
Florida’s Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill (SB 248) that, as amended, would limit pain-and-suffering damages in lawsuits against hospitals and doctors. The measure would limit “non-economic damages” from doctors or practitioners to $500,000, no matter how many are liable, and cap such damages from hospitals and other “nonpractitioners” at $750,000. (WUSF)
Florida’s Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill (SB 248) that would expand a more than three-decades-old restriction on who can file medical malpractice wrongful death claims. The measure would allow parents of grown children who died as a result of medical negligence to sue the children's health care providers. (INSURANCE JOURNAL)
Ohio’s Senate voted to override Gov. Mide DeWine’s (R) veto of a bill (HB 68) prohibiting doctors from providing gender-affirming care to minors, as well as barring transgender women and girls from participating in women’s sports. The House voted to override the measure earlier this month. The new law is expected to take effect in about 90 days. (ASSOCIATED PRESS, COLUMBUS DISPATCH)
—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK
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