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‘Unauthorized Alien’ Limits Among Trio of Auto Insurance Proposals Under Consideration in LA House Three auto insurance bills cleared the Louisiana House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure...
Social Media Bill Dodges Veto Override in CO Colorado Gov. Jared Polis’ (D) veto of a social media bill ( SB 86 ) survived an override attempt. The state’s Democrat-controlled Senate voted...
WA Enacts Law Keeping Medical Debt Off Credit Reports Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson (D) signed a bill ( SB 5480 ) prohibiting collection agencies from reporting unpaid medical debt to credit agencies...
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DOGE-Like Effort in FL Could Impact Insurance Industry The wave of housecleaning that’s swept through the federal government courtesy of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency appears...
The three largest pharmacy benefit managers—CVS Health, Cigna and UnitedHealth Group—often “steer patients toward pricier drugs, charge steep markups on what would otherwise be inexpensive medicines and extract billions of dollars in hidden fees,” according to an investigation by The New York Times. And as a result of recent mergers, the PBMs now collectively handle about 80% of prescriptions in the United States, up from less than 50% in 2012. (NEW YORK TIMES)
A federal district court ruled that the Department of Health and Human Services exceeded its authority last year when it issued guidance informing hospitals that tracking visitors to their websites violated health privacy rules. The American Hospital Association filed a lawsuit challenging the guidance in November. (POLITICO)
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) signed a bill (SB 1677) providing for workers’ compensation coverage for the treatment of firefighters and peace officers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder with MDMA, or ecstasy. But Hobbs also vetoed a bill (SB 1570) that would have authorized psychedelic-assisted therapy centers where individuals could receive treatment with psilocybin. (ARIZONA REPUBLIC, LEXISNEXIS STATE NET
—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK
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