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California Supreme Court Says Public Colleges Have Duty To Protect Students From Foreseeable Violence

The unanimous decision, among the first of its kind in the nation, centered around a stabbing case at UCLA. The court noted that UCLA had marketed itself as “one of the safest campuses in the country” and developed “sophisticated strategies for identifying and defusing potential threats to student safety.”

Prominent AIDS Researcher Named As CDC Chief Despite Concerns Over Misconduct Investigation

Dr. Robert Redfield “has dedicated his entire life to promoting public health and providing compassionate care to his patients,” HHS Secretary Alex Azar said. Critics had spoken out against Redfield over complaints that his work on a high-profile vaccine research more than 20 years ago was flawed — though a probe found no evidence of misconduct — and that he advocated for policies like mandatory patient testing for HIV and for segregating HIV-positive Army soldiers.

Bipartisan Health Law Stabilization Measure Shut Out Of $1.3 Trillion Spending Bill

In the early days of negotiations, there was hope that the legislation would make it into the final budget bill, but anti-abortion language became a deal-breaker for both sides. Lawmakers who worked on the package expressed their disappointment “that an opportunity to lower health insurance rates by up to 40 percent for working Americans has turned into a debate about the mechanics of funding for abortion coverage.” Outlets look at what else made it into the spending bill.

Insurers’ Financial Well-Being Has Improved After Rocky First Years Of Health Law, Report Finds

Industry officials, however, say the health of a company can’t be judged by stock prices alone, and many of the biggest publicly traded companies have pulled back on the individual insurance market. Meanwhile, Democrats are getting ready to use expected premium increases against Republicans in the midterms.