Supreme Court Strikes Down Key Restrictions In Texas Anti-Abortion Law
(By Julie Rovner for Kaiser Health News) The Supreme Court struck down key aspects of a Texas abortion law Monday,
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Legislative Update
Price Relief, Innovation, and Competition for Essential Drugs Act will it Lower Drug Costs?
U.S. Representative Janice Schakowsky, (D-IL 9th District), introduced the bill called Price Relief, Innovation, and Competition for Essential Drugs Act
Read MoreZika Virus Funding in Limbo
Eric Schultz, deputy White House press secretary says that President Obama would veto the $1.1 billion Zika funding package The
Read MoreFirst Use of CRISPR Wins Approval
In a follow up to article posted on June 20, 2016, CRISPR Up for Federal Review. On Tuesday, a federal biosafety
Read MoreThe Administration to Help the Supreme Court Decide on a Case
The U.S. Supreme Court has asked the Obama administration for its views on a rule (Biologics Price Competition and Innovation
Read MoreHouse Republicans Unveil Long-Awaited Plan To Replace Health Law
(By Julie Rovner for Kaiser Health News) Six years after promising a plan to “repeal and replace” the federal health
Read MoreWhat is Step Therapy?
Step therapy as defined by North Carolina’s bill (House Bill 1048 passed by the House, but not the Senate) an
Read MoreGetting Generic Drugs to the Market
On Tuesday, four U.S. Senators introduced a bill aimed at preventing big pharmaceutical companies from using the Food and Drug
Read MoreSmall Changes to Obamacare
On Friday, The House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing on five bills that would make relatively small changes
Read MoreGovernor Brown Signs
On June 10, 2016, California’s Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill (SB 10) to become the first state to ask
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