UK pharmaceutical giant Mallinckrodt filed suit against the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) on Tuesday to defend profitability of their drug, Acthar Gel Injection (Acthar). In their complaint, Mallinckrodt challenges a recent CMS decision that would alter the base date average manufacturer price (AMP) of [...]

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday declared a public health emergency following a measles outbreak in several parts of Brooklyn. The declaration requires residents living in the identified zip codes to receive the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine. According to a press release issued by the Mayor’s Office, the mandatory vaccination will be issued [...]

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed into law a bill on Monday that prohibits licensed medical professionals from providing conversion therapy for anyone under 18 years old. In enacting House Bill 140, Massachusetts becomes the sixteenth state, in addition to Washington, DC, that prohibits the practice aimed at changing a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. [...]

After reaching a $270 million settlement with Purdue Pharma last week, Oklahoma’s Attorney General Mike Hunter dropped multiple claims on Thursday from a lawsuit against other drug manufacturers. In a press release, the Office of the Attorney General noted that the dismissal of the claims allows more focus to be drawn to the central issue: [...]

New Zealand’s Parliament on Tuesday voted overwhelming in favor of a bill proposed containing new gun regulations, aiming to vote it into law by the end of next week. The vote occurred one day after the Arms (Prohibited Firearms, Magazines, and Parts) Amendment Bill was introduced. The bill seeks to amend New Zealand’s Arms Act [...]

The Quebec government introduced legislation on Thursday that would ban public sector employees from wearing religious symbols while working. Religious clothing such as Muslim headscarves, Jewish skullcaps, Catholic crosses and Sikh turbans would all be prohibited under the new legislation. Since its introduction, the bill has experienced much backlash and is accused of violating peoples [...]

The US Department of Justice filed a two-sentence letter on Monday to the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit detailing support of the December ruling that found the Affordable Care Act (ACA) unconstitutional. The statement is consistent with the Trump administration’s stance against the Act. The ACA calls for an individual mandate to [...]

The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday upheld a Minneapolis ordinance that implemented a minimum wage increase plan for companies. The suit was initiated by the Graco Company, claiming that the ordinance violated Minnesota state law by requiring a higher minimum wage in a specific city. However, the court determined that the overarching state law [...]

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging US President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency in efforts to fund the construction of a border wall between the US and Mexico. The organization, alongside the Sierra Club, claims that the use of taxpayer dollars in this manner is unconstitutional and urges [...]

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds confirmed Monday in a press release that she will not appeal a judge’s ruling that struck down the state’s “fetal heartbeat” abortion law. The law would have been one of the most restrictive anti-abortion laws in the country. Reynolds noted that while she disagrees with the judgement, she ultimately accepts the [...]