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Bipartisan group of governors propose plan to stabilize healthcare
Ohio Governor John Kasich , Republican, and Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper , Democrat, sent a letter to Congress Thursday proposing a plan to preserve the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to stabilize the healthcare market . The governors suggest pr (More) |
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US Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 12 August 2017
Here's the domestic legal news we covered this week: The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled against a state cigarette tax on Thursday. The Washington Supreme Court upheld Seattle's tax on guns and ammunition sales on Thursday. The US Court of Appe (More) |
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Federal appeals court: nonreligious anti-abortion groups not exempt from contraceptive mandate
Nonreligious anti-abortion organizations must follow the Affordable Care Act (ACA) contraceptive mandate, ruled a split panel in the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Friday. The court rejected Real Alternative Inc.'s argument that its (More) |
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Senate introduces new health care bill
The US Senate introduced new proposed legislation Thursday to replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The bill will allow insurance companies already providing policies under the ACA to offer cheaper plans with limited coverage options and contains (More) |
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Senate releases health care bill proposing Medicaid cuts, end to ACA penalties
Senate Republicans unveiled their version of a health care bill Thursday, proposing numerous changes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) . The bill will repeal many of the ACA's measures including the tax increases it enforced to pay for itself and Me (More) |
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President Trump signs executive order reducing federal government role in apprenticeship programs
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday, titled "Expanding Apprenticeships in America," shifting the federal government's responsibility of creating and monitoring apprenticeship programs to third party private entities such as (More) |
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Supreme Court rules applicants for biosimilar products may provide notice of marketing before FDA approval
The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday in Sandoz Inc. v. Amgen Inc. that companies applying to produce biosimilar products do not need to have the approval of the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) before giving notice of marketing. The case (More) |
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Democratic AGs file motion to intervene in ACA lawsuit
More than a dozen Democratic attorneys general filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit that threatens key parts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on Thursday. House v. Price (formerly House v. Burwell) , a suit currently pending in the US Court of (More) |
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US House approves bill to repeal Affordable Care Act
The US House of Representatives voted 217-213 Thursday to repeal portions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and replace them using the proposed American Health Care Act (AHCA) . The AHCA would no longer impose a tax penalty for those who don't have (More) |
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Supreme Court hears arguments on drug patents, citizenship revocation
The US Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday in Amgen Inc. v. Sandoz Inc. and Maslenjak v. United States . In Amgen Inc. v. Sandoz Inc. , the court is asked to determine how much patent protection should be afforded to drugs that are "biosimi (More) |
Netherlands becomes the first country to legalize same-sex marriage and euthanasia
On April 1, 2001, the Netherlands became the first country to legalize same-sex marriage. The nation then became the first country to legalize euthanasia on April 1, 2002.
