Nursing Homes, HHS on Collision Path Over Staffing Mandate
The Biden administration’s push to improve nursing home care through better staffing—and the industry’s insistence that it needs more workers and funding to make it happen—could set the stage for intervention by Congress or the courts.
Supreme Court Divided Over Bid to Allow Emergency Abortions
US Supreme Court justices clashed over the limits on state power to ban abortion when a woman’s health is in jeopardy, suggesting a deep divide over a Biden administration bid to protect access in medical emergencies.
Biden’s HHS Toughens Federal Nursing Home Staffing Mandate
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Wegovy Access Expands to Millions in US on Medicare, Study Finds
Medicare’s recent decision to cover
Union Health Fund Sues Insulin Makers, PBMs on Price Conspiracy
A Connecticut health benefits fund accused major insulin manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers of engaging in a widespread deceptive pricing scheme that caused the fund to overpay for diabetes medications.
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US Births Fell Last Year to Lowest Total Since 1979, Report Says
US births declined in 2023 to their lowest level in more than 40 years, continuing a two-decade trend of Americans having fewer children.
OSHA’s Infectious Disease Rule Still on Track, Officials Say
Plans continue on a long-running effort to protect health-care workers from airborne infectious illnesses, with OSHA officials saying Wednesday that an eventual proposed rule would focus on facilities where staffers are “routinely exposed” to diseases like tuberculosis and Covid-19.
Breakfast Food Producer Says Supplier Sold Contaminated Eggs
Echo Lake Foods Inc., a Wisconsin-based cooked egg supplier, was hit with a lawsuit accusing it of selling products contaminated with Listeria multiple times within a one-month period.
Biden Association Health Plan Rule Clears White House Review
The White House has completed its review of a final rule governing who can use association health plans, which have been touted by small businesses and the self-employed as a cheaper alternative to other employer-sponsored plans.
Hospital Clerk Can Advance Federal Pregnancy, Gender Bias Claims
A former Ascension Providence Hospital front desk clerk can pursue federal disability, pregnancy, and sex discrimination claims against the health care provider, but she failed to sufficiently allege violations of state civil rights laws, a federal judge said.
Billionaire Ellison Is Moving Oracle to Nashville From Texas
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Newsom Wants to Let Arizona Doctors Do Abortions in California
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Aldi Sued Over ‘100% Fruit Juice’ Label on Peach Cup Product
Supermarket Aldi Inc. was hit with a proposed class action accusing it of misleadingly labeling its peach cup product as being in “100% Fruit Juice” when it contains water, juice concentrates, flavorings, and other ingredients.
Justice Alito Voices Support for Fetal Rights in Federal Law
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito seemed to fully endorse the argument that fetuses have full rights as people, at least under one federal law.
Beyond Abortion: The Fight Over Fetal Personhood Is Here
When do legal rights begin, at birth or before that? This video looks at the fetal personhood movement, and what it could mean for the future of abortion. We explore its history and the constitutional argument underpinning it.
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Lawyers Want $217 Million for Settling Google ‘Incognito’ Case
Lawyers are seeking $217 million in fees for their work crafting a settlement this month in a class action lawsuit alleging Alphabet Inc.'s Google improperly retained users’ web data while they used a private browsing setting.
Friends, Family, Royalty Seek Mercy for Crypto’s Richest Man (1)
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Lyft’s $1 Million Legal Fees Bid Sinks in California Patent Suit
Derek Smith Law Group Misconduct Sanction Upheld After Appeal
Derek Smith Law Group PLLC was properly sanctioned with an order to pay an opposing party’s $81,439 in attorneys’ fees, a federal appeals court said Wednesday.
General Motors Legal Chief Glidden Reaps $11.3 Million for 2023
General Motors Co.'s legal chief, Craig Glidden, earned $11.3 million in 2023, according to a GM proxy statement released by the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
Delaware Boutique Morris Nichols Boosts Associate Salaries
Morris Nichols Arsht Tunnell, a boutique firm based in Wilmington, Delaware, is boosting salaries for first-year associates to $210,000 as it seeks to better compete for talent.
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