The Ohio Health Services rule reviews have been underway since last September as part of a five-year review of Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 3701-84 by the Ohio Department of Health (ODH). Without much publicity, the finalized rules went into effect on May 15, 2023. “Health Care Services” include: (1) adult cardiac catheterization; (2) open heart … Read more
In summary State lawmakers want to relax CalWORK’s work requirements so people keep their cash benefits. Congressional debt limit agreement could curb that. Just as Republicans in Congress are moving to tighten work requirements for people on welfare, California lawmakers are moving to do the opposite. Included in a recent state Assembly budget proposal, and … Read more
Members of the Sackler family, the billionaire owners of Purdue Pharma, will receive full immunity from all present and future civil legal claims over their role in the company’s prescription opioid business, a federal appellate panel ruled Tuesday. The ruling gives the family the sweeping protection it has asked for for years, in exchange for … Read more
