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CA Senate Approves AI Companion Chatbots Safety Bill California’s Senate passed a bill ( SB 243 ) that would require artificial intelligence-powered companion chatbot platforms to remind users...
OR Lawmakers Close to Approving Unemployment for Striking Workers The Oregon House passed a bill ( SB 916 ) that would allow striking workers to receive unemployment benefits for up to 26 weeks. The...
CO Changes Way PBMs Paid Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) signed a bill ( HB 1094 ) that, among other things, will allow pharmacy benefit managers, starting in 2027, to only be paid a flat service fee instead...
LA Homeowners Sue Insurers over Inadequate Fire Coverage Victims of the Los Angeles wildfires in January have filed a pair of lawsuits claiming USAA, a Texas-based insurer that serves members of the...
A year ago, after the passage of a couple of strong data privacy laws in Maryland and Vermont, we wondered if states were starting to get tougher on consumer privacy . Even though this issue remains...
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The Montana Department of Public Health has proposed rules regarding the collection of data on nonprofit hospitals’ charitable acts, including discounting prices and conducting free health screenings. If the rules are adopted in August as officials expect, Montana would become part of a national trend of states seeking to fill gaps in federal oversight, with 10 states having required nonprofit hospitals to create community benefit plans and 25 states having mandated that such facilities make their financial assistance policies public. (KFF HEALTH NEWS)
The Massachusetts House passed a bill (SB 2520) last week that would ban or limit pharmacy benefit managers’ use of spread pricing, rebates and clawbacks. The Senate refused to concur with House amendments, however, so the measure was sent to a conference committee, with the state’s regular session set to end on July 31. (BOSTON HERALD, LEXISNEXIS STATE NET)
—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK
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