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Insurance Bill Raises Concerns in FL A fast-moving bill ( SB 1028 ) in Florida, sponsored by Sen. Joe Gruters (R), chairman of the Senate’s Banking and Insurance Committee, would require Citizens...
MS House Passes PBM Reform Bill Mississippi’s House of Representatives passed a bill ( HB 1665 ) that would prohibit pharmacy benefit managers from employing clawbacks when patients’ copayments...
In June, Kansas became the 37th state to offer tax incentives to data centers, underscoring how the massive warehouse-like facilities that support the internet have become a priority for states and state...
States Target Sale of Consumer Geolocation Data Virginia’s Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology advanced a bill ( SB 338 ) that would amend the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act...
States Easing Up on Certificate of Need Laws Over a dozen states have introduced or are considering legislation this year to scale back their certificate of need (CON) laws requiring healthcare providers...
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson (D) signed a bill (SB 5480) prohibiting collection agencies from reporting unpaid medical debt to credit agencies. The measure, which takes effect on July 27, is similar to a federal rule approved by the Biden administration but placed on hold by the Trump administration. (WASHINGTON STATE STANDARD)
Vermont’s Legislature also passed a bill (SB 27) that would prohibit credit reporting agencies from considering medical debt when determining credit scores. The measure would also potentially eliminate $100 million of Vermonters’ medical debt. (VTDIGGER)
Iowa’s House passed a bill (HF 978) that would legalize the use of psilocybin, the psychoactive compound in “magic mushrooms,” for psychiatric treatment. The measure would create a licensing board within the state’s Department of Health and Human Services similar to the existing one that oversees the state’s medical cannabis program. (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH)
—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK
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