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California and Oregon will be the first states in the nation to allow women to get birth control pills and other hormonal contraceptives directly from ...
Read More »California, Oregon First To Sell Birth Control Pills Without Prescription
Medicare Plans to Pay Physicians for End-of-Life Discussions
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Wednesday that physicians will soon receive reimbursement for providing end-of-life care advice to their patients. The ...
Read More »Oregon Becomes Prime Location for Surrogate Pregnancies
During the past few years, Oregon has quietly become a prime location for women willing to carry children for those unable to get pregnant. There ...
Read More »States Limit Patient Out-of-Pocket Costs For High-Priced Drugs
By Michael Ollove, Stateline As more expensive specialty drugs come on the market to treat some of the most serious chronic diseases, more states are stepping ...
Read More »New California Law Requires School Children To Be Vaccinated
On Tuesday, Gov. Jerry Brown of California signed into law a requirement that nearly all children be vaccinated in order to attend school. With the stroke ...
Read More »Same-Sex Marriage Offers Couples Psychological Benefits
With the U.S. Supreme Court poised to rule on whether same-sex marriage is a national right, many social scientists say an affirmative ruling in the ...
Read More »Supreme Court Gives Another Victory to Obamacare
“ACA is here to stay!” That was the rallying cry Thursday at demonstrations outside of the U.S. Supreme Court as people cheered the decision to uphold ...
Read More »Medical Marijuana Has Too Few Benefits, Too Many Restrictions
Medical Marijuana is legal in 23 states and Washington, D.C. Many of the remaining states have proposals on the books for legalization. Marijuana is a ...
Read More »Supreme Court Decision on Obamacare May Affect 19 Million People
Repealing the federal health law would add an additional 19 million to the ranks of the uninsured in 2016 and increase the federal deficit over ...
Read More »Congress Proposes Equal Coverage For Pills And IV Cancer Treatment
A bipartisan group of House and Senate legislators introduced bills last week that would require health plans to cover the growing number of oral chemotherapy pills as ...
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