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CA’s Wildfire-Driven Insurance Crisis Spreads to Lower-Risk Homes Insurers have stopped covering homes in some California neighborhoods at lower risk of wildfire damage, forcing thousands of homeowners...
WA Enacts Ban on Microchipping Workers Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson (D) signed a bill ( HB 2303 ) prohibiting companies from requiring their workers to get microchip implants. The new law allows workers...
NJ Gov Wants Big Employers to Help Cover Cost of Medicaid New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D) unveiled a state budget plan that proposes generating $145 million in funding for Medicaid by requiring large...
When Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) spoke about the need for affordable healthcare and housing last month , she joined a chorus of governors of both major parties who have made affordability a focus...
MI to Weigh Ban on Stock Buybacks for Companies Receiving Tax Breaks Michigan Sen. Mallory McMorrow (D) introduced a bill ( SB 783 ) that would prohibit publicly traded companies receiving economic incentives...
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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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