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24 September 2020

AG Jackley asks Congress to improve states’ ability to combat abuse and neglect of medicaid patients

Attorney General Marty Jackley joined a bipartisan group of 48 other state and territory Attorneys General today and asked Congress to...

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24 September 2020

Tired of those surprise out-of-network medical bills?

New Jersey is finally on the brink of protecting you from getting socked with surprise out-of-network medical bills. After years of...

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24 September 2020

U.S. House weighs-in on new farm bill proposal

A major step toward having a new farm bill in place on time recently was taken when the U.S. House Agriculture...

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24 September 2020

Bill aiming to rein in ‘Balance Billing’ gets N.H. senate committee endorsement

The Senate Health and Human Services Committee on Tuesday endorsed a proposal meant to protect patients from surprise out-of-network bills at...

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24 September 2020

Senator Lara introduces bill to stop abuse of patients in recovery from Opioid and substance sse and fight insurance fraud

Today Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) took a major step toward rooting out insurance fraud and improving care for patients in...

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24 September 2020

Patient brokering bill moves ahead in California

Recovery advocate Ryan Hampton helped author the bill which aims to tighten recovery industry regulations in the Golden State. Proposed legislation...

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24 September 2020

Bill to increase Medicaid fraud penalties fails in House committee

Two Republican representatives want to crack down on Medicaid fraud. Presenting HB5660 on behalf of Rep. Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs), chief...

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24 September 2020

N.J. tries to shore up state Obamacare, shield patients from surprise bills

New Jersey lawmakers took three big steps to make patients happy this week, with measures to lower Obamacare premiums and increase...

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24 September 2020

Bill seeks to stop opioid patient brokering in California

As the opioid epidemic increases in California, more and more fake facilities are preying on desperate patients. These so-called rehab centers...

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24 September 2020

Last day of Legislature brings successes, disappointments on health care

During the frenetic last-day activity Thursday at the General Assembly, state lawmakers failed to agree on a way to curb surprise...

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