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Wave of AI Bills to Continue Next Year As of early September, more than 30 states had passed artificial intelligence-related bills or resolutions this year, according to the National Conference of State...
MI Addresses Multiple Healthcare Issues Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) signed over half a dozen bills dealing with healthcare and family support. The measures include SB 790 and SB 791 , allowing home help...
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Statehouse Shift Ahead for Earned Wage Access? In recent years earned wage access apps, which allow workers to obtain access to their earnings before they receive their paychecks, have exploded in popularity...
SD to Consider App- and Device-Based Age Verification Legislation in 2025 The South Dakota Legislature’s Study Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Regulation of Internet Access by Minors voted...
The Massachusetts House unanimously passed a bill (HB 4178) that would overhaul the long-term care industry, while the Senate unanimously approved a measure (SB 2492) addressing the growing costs of prescription drugs.
The House measure would expand the long-term care workforce, provide for the development of “small house” nursing homes, mandate infection outbreak response plans, and strengthen facility oversight, among other things.
The Senate bill, dubbed the PACT Act 3.0, would limit out-of-pocket spending for certain asthma, diabetes and heart disease drugs by requiring insurers to eliminate deductibles and cost-sharing for one generic drug and limit co-pays for one name-brand drug. (BOSTON HERALD, PATCH [NEW YORK CITY], WWLP [SPRINGFIELD], STATE NET)
The Illinois General Assembly unanimously approved legislation (HB 2394) that would allow the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to batch-renew licenses for health care professionals and other workers that have been backlogged for months. If signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D), the agency would also have to replace its outmoded computer system within six months. (CAPITAL NEWS ILLINOIS, STATE NET)
—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK
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