The State Law Library will present a free “brown bag” workshop titled “Health Care Directives” at noon on Wednesday, Aug. 27.
The featured speaker will be Charles F. Conroy, former professor of political science at West Virginia University and recently retired from the state Bureau of Senior Services, where he was [...]
Gov. Bob Riley is scheduled to sign a law Tuesday that provides tax incentives to help small businesses afford health insurance for employees.
The incentive is part of the governor’s Plan 2010 agenda that was passed by the Alabama Legislature during the special session in May.
Under the legislation, owners of small businesses with fewer than 25 [...]
Call it the law of unintended consequences. When you fix one thing, it messes up other things.
If the Democrats win the election this year, and are able to enact a health care plan that extends adequate coverage to all Americans, the loser could be the Army. Getting enough people to enlist could become a major [...]
Some uninsured Florida residents may get easier access to health care coverage under legislation signed Wednesday by Gov. Charlie Crist.
The new law lets insurance companies offer scaled-back health plans without all the usually required coverages. That might make insurance available to some people for as little as $150 a month, Crist said.
Under the law, some [...]
As college and high school seniors graduate from schools across the state this spring, lawmakers are reminding them to take advantage of a new law that will allow many to stay on their parents‘ health insurance plan until they turn 25.
The new law, which passed in the General Assembly last year and went into effect [...]
Business groups support the purpose of the law but worry about the unintended consequences that may ensue from the restrictions on information about genetic information. The bill leaves open the possibility that employers can be sued for just receiving — not acting upon — a worker’s genetic information.
The bill President George W. Bush will sign [...]
This submission summarizes Human Rights Watch’s key concerns with Zambia’s fulfillment of its human rights obligations and commitments in the context of women’s human rights and HIV/AIDS, and outlines recommendations to Zambia.
For an elaborate analysis, outlining our concerns in detail, please see the Human Rights Watch report Hidden in the Mealie Meal: Gender-based Abuses and [...]
The need for meaningful health care reform remains one of the hottest topics in the public as we approach our national election. Health Sexual An important new study, Health Insurance in the prestigious Annals of Internal Medicine, reveals a growing consensus among practicing physicians that our broken health care system would be best [...]
WASHINGTON - For years, the nation’s largest drug and medical device manufacturers have courted doctors with consulting fees, free trips to exotic locales and by sponsoring the educational conferences that physicians attend.
Those financial ties don’t have to be disclosed in most cases and can lead to arrangements that some say improperly influence medical care.
Now, under [...]
WASHINGTON - Congress on Wednesday moved a step closer to handing the Food and Drug Administration broad new authority to regulate tobacco products, despite concerns voiced by many lawmakers that the agency cannot handle its current workload.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee voted 38-12 for legislation that would allow the FDA to reduce nicotine levels [...]
