Louisiana governor signs bill to classify abortion pills as controlled substances into law Gov. Jeff Landry, a Republican, signed legislation that reclassifies misoprostol and mifepristone — a two-step regimen used to terminate early pregnancies — as Schedule IV drugs into law on Friday ... 05/25/2024 - 1:18 am | View Link
Doctors urge U.S. Supreme Court to include abortion as stabilizing care under federal law Doctors from throughout the country posted a public letter this week, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to ensure health care professionals can perform abortions in every state when that procedure is ... 05/25/2024 - 12:00 am | View Link
Foster Care and Child Welfare The most recent child welfare data show that 20 percent of the nearly 370,000 children in foster care have been in the system for three or more years, which means children spending more time without ... 05/25/2024 - 12:00 am | View Link
Explainer: What does Louisiana's new abortion pill law mean for patients? The Louisiana Senate's vote on Thursday to reclassify the two drugs used in medication abortion as controlled substances marks the latest development in a nationwide battle over abortion pills. 05/24/2024 - 11:04 pm | View Link
Louisiana is first state to classify abortion drugs as controlled dangerous substances after GOP governor signs bill into law Under the law, which took effect with the governor’s signature ... While proponents of the legislation say that it will protect expectant mothers, hundreds of health care providers in the state have ... 05/24/2024 - 2:07 pm | View Link
Overview of Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Care Most adults have the legal right to make their own health care decisions. However, poor health can jeopardize people’s ability to exercise their legal rights. Safeguarding these rights requires advance thinking and planning. 05/24/2024 - 1:44 pm | View Website
Biden-Harris Administration Launches New Option to Report Potential ... If an emergency medical condition is confirmed, hospitals must provide stabilizing medical treatment (or, if unable to stabilize the person within its capability, to appropriately transfer the patient). CMS continues to work to enforce federal law, to ensure access to quality health care services protected by EMTALA. 05/24/2024 - 12:25 pm | View Website
Rights & Protections | HealthCare.gov The health care law offers rights and protections that make coverage more fair and easy to understand. Some rights and protections apply to plans in the Health Insurance Marketplace ® or other individual insurance, some apply to job-based plans, and some apply to all health coverage. 05/24/2024 - 5:16 am | View Website
Read the Affordable Care Act, Health Care Law | HealthCare.gov You can read the Affordable Care Act (ACA) enacted on March 23, 2010. Read the full law. The law has 2 parts: the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act. 05/24/2024 - 5:01 am | View Website
About the ACA | HHS.gov The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, referred to as the Affordable Care Act or “ACA” for short, is the comprehensive health care reform law enacted in March 2010. The law has 3 primary goals: Make affordable health insurance available to more people. 05/24/2024 - 1:41 am | View Website