U.S. Supreme Court news and information

Cigna Corp. will begin requiring patients who are at risk for breast cancer, colorectal cancer syndromes or Long QT syndrome and are considering genetic testing to first receive genetic counseling.
FULL STORY »

Dr. Howard Novick winces as he recalls treating two and three women a week for infections and complications from botched abortions. It was the early 1970s, before the procedure was legalized, and the experience persuaded him to devote his life to this area of medicine.
FULL STORY »

Republicans in the Texas Legislature passed an omnibus abortion bill that is one of the most restrictive in the nation, but Democrats vowed Saturday to fight both in the courts and the ballot box as they used the measure to rally their supporters.
FULL STORY »

The Texas House has approved new abortion limits in a second special session, less than two weeks after Senate Republicans failed to finish work on the bill amid a filibuster and raucous protests.
FULL STORY »

Regarding “New healthcare rights, thanks to DOMA ruling”: I'm very sure that this decision will ultimately benefit all of the healthcare community. It will lead to less confusion in the handling of same-sex spouses as next-of-kin in medical decisions.
FULL STORY »

Wednesday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling in U.S. v. Windsor mandating federal recognition of same-sex marriages will affect eligibility for expanded Medicaid benefits and health insurance tax credits slated to begin next year under the healthcare reform law. And that may be good, bad, or mixed news...
FULL STORY »

The Obama administration has made clear that Americans won't be penalized if they fail to get health coverage because their states don't expand Medicaid eligibility or because the cost of family coverage offered through their employer is out of reach.
FULL STORY »

The Supreme Court ruling striking down the Defense of Marriage Act is expected to have a major impact on health coverage for married same-sex partners of federal workers and members of the military.
FULL STORY »

The U.S. Supreme Court threw out a jury verdict awarding $21 million to a woman who was nearly blinded and had much of her skin burned off by a generic drug that did not warn of those risks—warnings that were absent because of rules enforced by the Food and Drug Administration.
FULL STORY »

Prescription drug costs may go down after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that the Federal Trade Commission can proceed with its “pay-for-delay” case, which argues that pharmaceutical manufacturers illegally restrict competition by reaching deals with generic drug companies to keep...
FULL STORY »