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States Allowed To Intervene Over Federal Subsidy Payments Case, Court Of Appeals Rules
The case, which dates back to the Obama administration, was filed by the Republican-led House against the government in an effort to block the subsidy payments to insurers for the individual plans created by the Affordable Care Act. Sixteen attorneys general, including California’s, had filed to defend the subsidies.
California To Be Hit With Double-Digit Rate Hikes Amid Uncertainty In Washington
All 11 existing insurers will continue to provide plans for next year, but Anthem Blue Cross is significantly reducing its coverage.
Trump Urged To Declare National Emergency Over Opioid Epidemic
“With approximately 142 Americans dying every day,” notes the report from the president’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis, “America is enduring a death toll equal to September 11th every three weeks.”
‘I Think It’s Over’: Senators Ready To Move On From Repeal Efforts
Despite threats from President Donald Trump, many in the party are giving up and shifting their attention elsewhere. “Maybe lightning will strike and something will come together but I’m not holding my breath,” Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) said.
Free Program Offers Santa Rosa Mothers Help With Breastfeeding
Mothers of infants who are having trouble breastfeeding or who need some advice can relax on a comfy couch or upholstered chair in a homey living room-like setting, and join a support circle offering help from nurses, specialists and fellow moms working through the same problems.
Worker Who Performed Postmortem Procedures Without Certification Will Return To ME’s Office
Officials concluded that they lacked the grounds to charge Armando Chavez with a crime or fire him, because the law was ambiguous about who could conduct an autopsy and Chavez was acting under direct orders from his boss.
E-Cigarettes Can Help Smokers Kick The Habit
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego looked at more than 160,000 people over 14 years and found that people who used e-cigarettes to quit smoking were more successful than those who didn’t.
Covered California’s Rates To Be Released Today
The Trump administration’s threat to insurer subsidies, though, throws uncertainty over the numbers.
After Being Fined And Cited, Hospital Also Sued Over Patient’s Death
According to the lawsuit, Robert Hopkins suffered a total of nine falls from the time he was admitted to Valley Convalescent Hospital in June 2015 to his death on March 1.
NIH Has No Plans To Use Rest Of NFL’s Donation To Study CTE
The league gave $30 million to the institute to study brain damage in football players, but disagreement over how the money should be spent has plagued researchers.