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Courts, Health Care / Medicine
Supreme Court Will Decide If It Was Legal For A Family To Sue A Nursing Home For Alleged Improper Care
Though the case started small, it has gained national attention and more than a dozen states have submitted an amicus brief in support of the Health and Hospital Corporation that operates 78 nursing facilities across Indiana. -
Health Care / Medicine
Former Mount Sinai Employees Accuse Leadership Of Sexism And Ageism
This lawsuit centers on the leadership of the Arnhold Institute for Global Health, which is part of the Icahn School of Medicine, and the hiring decisions made by the school’s dean, Dr. Dennis Charney, as well as alleged discrimination from other leaders. - Sponsored
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CVS, Walgreens Will Pay $10 Billion Total To Settle Opioid-Related Lawsuits
The settlement terms are still being negotiated and the final settlement depends on the number of states, counties, and Native American tribes that agree to join
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Health Care / Medicine
Patient Files Class-Action Suit Against Advocate Aurora Health Following Data Breach
The patient is alleging that the patient portal he used to communicate with his doctors and to schedule appointments used a pixelated code that also enabled logging in via Facebook and then shared data with Facebook. -
Health Care / Medicine
House Report Finds PBMs And Insurers Aren’t Covering Birth Control Like ACA Requires
The investigation also found that companies denied exceptions requests on average four or more times out of 10, raising barriers to accessing birth control, according to a news release on Tuesday. -
Health Care / Medicine
Mental Health Is A Top Priority For Employers. What Are Their Strategies?
The top strategies to support mental health issues are offering coverage for telebehavioral health services, providing onsite or virtual employee assistance programs and providing access to digital behavioral health support, a survey of 455 employers found. -
Courts, Health Care / Medicine
First Amendment Doesn’t Protect Anti-Abortion Activists Who Recorded Planned Parenthood, 9th Circuit Says
An opinion published by Ninth Circuit Judge Ronald Gould said, ‘Invoking journalism and the First Amendment does not shield individuals from liability for violations of laws applicable to all members of society.’ -
Health Care / Medicine
Mental Health Workers At Kaiser Approve Contract After 10-Week Strike
Psychologists, therapists, social workers, and chemical dependency counselors at Kaiser who are part of the National Union of Healthcare Workers voted 1,561 to 36 to approve the agreement reached between the company and the union. - Sponsored
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Kaiser Reaches A Deal With Labor Union After 10-Week Strike
As of publication, nearly 2,000 Kaiser Permanente mental health workers still had to ratify the vote, and would participate in a two-day process to do so. -
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Planned Parenthood Asks NC Court To Allow Non-Physicians To Provide Medication Abortion To Meet Demand From Out-Of-State
According to the motion, more than one third of Planned Parenthood South Atlantic’s abortion patients between July 1 and September 30, 2022 came from out of state, totalling 1,317 people. In the same time period last year, just 322 patients came from out of state for abortions. -
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Pharmacy Benefit Managers Inflate Drug Prices And Decrease Competition While Consumers Pay The Price. Does The FTC Have The Medicine To Fix It?
Many have never heard of a pharmacy benefit manager, mega-profitable companies that control what consumers pay for prescription drugs. The FTC’s new probe needs to go far to change the status quo. -
Government, Health Care / Medicine
In Midterm Speeches, President Biden Focuses On Rx Drug Costs To Cut Inflation
The President’s new executive order directed the Department of Health and Human Services to research more ways to lower drug costs. -
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Report: States Struggle To Meet Federal Regulations For Mental Health Care
The law enacted by Congress in 2008, aims to remove insurance-related obstacles to mental health and substance use disorder treatment, but it hasn't been enforced effectively and there is a lack of oversight.
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so…
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Health Care / Medicine
Providence Denies ‘Disturbing’ Debt Collection Practices Alleged By Senator
Providence denied that it aggressively pursued its poorest patients for medical debt, asserting that its 'commitment to those in need has never been stronger.' -
Health Care / Medicine
Hackers Are Exploiting The Very Security Tools Providers Use To Protect Themselves, HHS warns
Providers can protect themselves by having a firm grasp of what their IT environment looks like, as this may help them spot any suspicious security tool commands. -
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Bill Mandating Electronic Prior Authorizations May Not Improve Care Quality
The Act, along with mandating the adoption of electronic prior authorization, requires greater levels of transparency, approval rates, and rationale for denied requests. -
Health Care / Medicine
Pennsylvania Pharmacy Owner Must Pay $4M For 'No Questions Asked' Oxycodone Sales
A neighborhood pharmacy owner was the largest purchaser of oxycodone among retail pharmacies in the entire state of Pennsylvania by 2016 and pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy and fraud. -
Courts, Health Care / Medicine
Elizabeth Holmes Granted Evidentiary Hearing For New Trial Based On Possible Government Misconduct
After a key witness arrived at Holmes's house in August and expressed regrets about his role in the trial, a California judge has decided to grant Holmes a chance for a new trial. -
Government, Health Care / Medicine
Medical Groups Ask AG To Investigate Violence Against Hospitals That Support Transgender Youth
They’ve asked Merrick Garland to investigate bomb threats and protect children’s hospitals and physicians. -
Health Care / Medicine
Cost Of Amylyx ALS Drug Revives Pricing Debate For New Meds In Rare Diseases
In pricing its new amyotrophic lateral sclerosis drug Relyvrio, Amylyx Pharmaceuticals chose a sum that’s just below the current cost of the last ALS drug to win FDA approval. But a drug price watchdog group argues that prices should be set based on therapeutic value, not according to the price of existing medications.