Pam Bondi, Florida’s attorney general has announced that Florida will join 19 other state in a suit brought in Federal court seeking to end certain provisions of the Affordable Care Act. Specifically the plaintiffs argue that the prohibition against insurance companies insure those with preexisting conditions is unconstitutional. If they are successful, insurance companies would … Read more
Several states including Texas have sued in federal court arguing that provisions of the affordable care act including the prohibition against applying pre-existing are unconstitutional. The Trump Department of Justice has declined to defend the provisions and has agreed with the plaintiffs that they are unconstitutional. If the suit is successful, insurance companies could once … Read more
Purdue pharma the company that planted the seeds of the opioid epidemic through it’s aggressive marketing of Oxycontin, has long claimed it was unaware of the powerful opioid painkiller’s growing abuse until years after it went on the market. But, according to the New York Times a confidential Justice Department report shows that federal prosecutors … Read more
2/27/18 – The Trump administration’s efforts to loosen health insurance rules will increase premiums for Obamacare plans by double digit premium percentages in most states next year according to a new study by the urban Institute. Monthly payments for a traditional health insurance plans sold through Obamacare will go up by 18% on average in … Read more