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CA Adopts Less Stringent Wildfire Protection Rules The California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection (BOF) approved regulations designed to protect homes from wildfires. The new rules are less stringent...
Wearable Recording Device Privacy Bill Nears Passage in CA A fast-moving bill ( SB 1130 ) in California would make it a misdemeanor to use a wearable recording device to capture sound or video of another...
Private Equity Healthcare Deals Down in 2026 The number of healthcare deals in the second quarter of 2026 involving private equity was down 18.5% from the same period last year, according to a report...
Less than a decade after Vermont became the first state to enact a data-broker registration law, states are beginning to demand more from data brokers than basic registration and disclosure. In 2023, California...
PA Lawmakers to Target Flock License Plate Cameras A bipartisan group of Pennsylvania lawmakers plans to introduce legislation that would set oversight and privacy safeguards for automated license plate...
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A proposed class action lawsuit filed in federal court in California alleges online prescription drug price comparison platform GoodRx and several pharmacy benefit managers, including CVS Caremark and Express Scripts, engaged in a price-fixing scheme by sharing pricing information and agreeing not to bid against each other on reimbursement rates for generic drugs. The lawsuit was brought by the Virginia-based nonprofit National Community Pharmacists Association. (LAW360)
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) said he plans to propose legislation soon to increase oversight of private equity investments in the state’s healthcare system. Earlier this month Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey (D) signed a bill (HB 5159) expanding oversight of private equity investment in the healthcare sector of that state. And Illinois, Indiana, New Mexico and New York have all passed legislation increasing transparency in healthcare acquisitions in the past two years. (PLURIBUS NEWS, LEXISNEXIS STATE NET)
—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK
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