In December, the New York Times released a report in collaboration with ProPublica, exposing the unnerving logic behind prescription drug prices. The report outlined a complicated network of insurers, pharmacies, drug companies and pharmacy benefit managers – all of which are motivated by one thing: money. One might expect that after factoring … [Read more...]
Trump Admin Joins Lawsuit Against Pre-Existing Conditions
At the beginning of June, the White House signed onto a lawsuit that, if successful, would undo the Affordable Care Act’s pre-existing conditions provision. According to the Act, insurers are not permitted to charge different rates for people with pre-existing medical conditions. As noted by the Huffington Post, the lawsuit doesn’t hold much … [Read more...]
Review of Risperdal Statute of Limitations Ruling Coming from Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Those considering pursuing Risperdal-related legal action against Janssen Pharmaceuticals received a glimmer of hope in early July when the Pennsylvania Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal to an earlier lower court ruling barring many claims as falling outside the statute of limitations. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will hear arguments … [Read more...]
Change in Kentucky Law Making it Harder for Coal Miners
https://www.youtube.com/embed/GZa7w_YCBK0 From Vice News, YouTube: Kentucky is at the center of what experts are calling the worst black lung epidemic on record. But instead of making it easier for miners to get access to health care, Kentucky’s lawmakers passed a law that may soon hinder miners’ ability to obtain workers’ compensation … [Read more...]
Kentucky Pulls Dental and Vision from Medicaid After Court Vacates Work Permit Plan
Republican Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin is retaliating by eliminating Medicaid dental care and vision services after losing a major court battle in June that vacated Trump’s January, 2018 directive that would have made Kentucky the first state to require Medicaid recipients to work, perform community service, or undergo job training to receive … [Read more...]
New Florida Law to Reduce Opioid Deaths Could Make It Difficult for Legitimate Patients
One of the country’s strictest opioid-prescribing laws went into effect in Florida on Sunday, July 1. The purpose of the law is to reduce opioid addiction and overdose, by making it more difficult for patients to take the drugs long enough to become dependent. The text of Florida’s new law can be seen here. Opioid addiction and overdose have … [Read more...]
Senate Passes Firefighter Cancer Registry
Senator Chuck Schumer has been championing a bill for the past several years that would change the way we collect and analyze data pertaining to cancer amongst firefighters. The bill, which he sponsored, passed in the Senate, and now Schumer is urging the lower chamber to do its part in protecting our first responders, both volunteer and … [Read more...]
Court Allows Blue States to Intervene in ACA Lawsuit
A group of 17 state attorneys general, led by California AG Xavier Becerra, will be able to intervene in a lawsuit against Obamacare, thanks to a federal judge’s order granting their request. The lawsuit, filed in February by 20 Republican States, will technically target the Trump Administration, who will probably not put up a fight in the legal … [Read more...]
Sessions Attacks Pre-Existing Conditions
Jeff Sessions’ announcement last week that the Justice Department would sign on to a Texas-led, 20-state lawsuit arguing a federal court should allow insurance companies to deny healthcare coverage to millions of Americans with pre-existing conditions who are subsidized by The Affordable Care Act—or force them to pay prohibitive prices for … [Read more...]
Federal Judge Saves Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program
Last week, a federal judge prevented the Trump administration from ending a key grant program utilized by Planned Parenthood. Former-Health and Human Services Administrator Tom Price defunded the teen pregnancy prevention program last July – a move that angered Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho. The reproductive health … [Read more...]
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