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DOGE-Like Effort in FL Could Impact Insurance Industry The wave of housecleaning that’s swept through the federal government courtesy of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency appears...
Judge Permanently Blocks OH Social Media Access Law A federal judge issued an injunction permanently blocking an Ohio law that requires parental consent for those under the age of 16 to have a social...
State Lawmakers Target PSAOs After targeting pharmacy benefit managers for years for contributing to the high cost of prescription drugs, state lawmakers have begun setting their sights on pharmacy services...
Two years ago, California enacted first-of-its-kind legislation allowing residents to demand that data brokers delete the personal information the brokers have collected about them. Known as the California...
MN Considering Taxing Social Media Apps Minnesota’s Senate Taxes Committee heard a bill ( SB 3197 ) last week that would make the state the first in the nation to tax social media apps. The measure...
The Arkansas legislature passed a bill (HB 1150) that would make the state the first in the nation to prohibit pharmacy benefit managers from operating retail pharmacies. A spokesman for Gov. Sarah Sanders (R) declined to say whether she would sign the measure. (TALK BUSINESS & POLITICS, STAT)
AbbVie Inc., maker of Botox and the arthritis drug Humira, has filed a lawsuit aimed at blocking a new South Dakota law barring drug companies from limiting drug discounts under the federal 340B program. The law (SB 154), enacted in March, goes into effect in July. (SOUTH DAKOTA SEARCHLIGHT, LEXISNEXIS STATE NET)
The Indiana House passed a bill (SB 475) already approved by the Senate banning noncompete clauses in employment contracts for most physicians in the state. But the Senate refused to concur with a House amendment to the measure, sending it to conference committee. Two years ago, the Senate proposed legislation banning noncompetes for all doctors, but the House amended it to apply only to primary care doctors. (INDIANAPOLIS STAR, LEXISNEXIS STATE NET)
In a single day Idaho’s House and Senate passed a bill (SB 1211) allowing ivermectin to be sold over the counter. The drug, typically used to treat parasitic infections, was touted as an effective treatment for COVID during the pandemic, although the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says clinical data doesn’t support that claim. (IDAHO STATESMAN, LEXISNEXIS STATE NET)
—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK
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