Court sides with Illinois, coalition to block Medicaid data from being used for immigration enforcement
A federal court has sided with Illinois and other Democrat-led states to block the Trump administration from using Medicaid data for immigration enforcement purposes.
Nearly $17 million of Senate appropriations could head to Illinois healthcare-related projects
Nearly $17 million in federal funds could head to Illinois for more than a dozen healthcare-related projects, the state’s two senators recently announced.
KFF: Illinois could lose $46 billion in federal Medicaid dollars due to reconciliation law
Illinois could lose $46 billion in federal Medicaid funding over the next 10 years due to President Donald Trump’s tax and spending law, according to an analysis released this week by KFF.
Appeals court sides with Illinois in challenge over Trump’s move to limit citizenship
A federal appeals court sided with Illinois and three other states this week and affirmed a nationwide injunction on President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship for some children.
Durbin condemns FDA for approving JUUL’s e-cigarette, menthol products
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., condemned federal regulators Thursday for their decision to allow several JUUL e-cigarettes on the U.S. market.
RFK Jr.’s Mass Firings Likely Unlawful and Must Be Halted, Judge Says
A federal judge has ruled that recent mass layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) were likely unlawful and ordered the Trump administration to halt plans to downsize and reorganize the nation’s health workforce. U.S. District Judge Melissa DuBose granted the preliminary injunction sought by a coalition of attorneys general from 19 […]
Opinion | Are Federal Agencies Coming for Ketamine Clinics?
Joshi is a physician. Chapman is a federal criminal defense attorney. Could existing pills for certain manifestations of mental health disorders soon become old-fashioned approaches to treat such things as PTSD, depression, anxiety, and even chronic pain? The potential replacement: ketamine, and the clinics popping up everywhere to serve it. Ketamine clinics have gained popularity […]
Students of Shuttered Nursing School Sue State Officials for Overreach
Former students of a now-shuttered for-profit nursing school in Connecticut have filed a federal lawsuit alleging that two state agencies invalidated their course credits, withheld licenses, and damaged their professional reputations. The nine former students of Stone Academy — which closed suddenly earlier this year and has been subject to state investigations ever since — […]
2 Models Of Apple Watch Can Go On Sale Again, For Now
LOADINGERROR LOADING Two higher-end models of the Apple Watch can go on sale again after a federal court temporarily lifted a sales halt ordered by the International Trade Commission over a patent dispute. The ITC, a federal agency, ordered the halt in October to block Apple from using specific technologies underpinning a blood-oxygen measurement system […]
U.S. to Cover PrEP for Older Americans to Stem the Spread of HIV
A proposed federal policy aims to protect older Americans from contracting HIV by offering free preventive medication, the latest effort to catch up to much of Europe and Africa in stemming the spread of the virus. Under the plan from the Biden administration, Medicare would cover patients’ full cost of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) drugs, which […]