Legislation news and information

Two days after the Senate Judiciary Committee passed a comprehensive immigration reform bill, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) promised that U.S. taxpayers would not bear the cost of healthcare coverage for undocumented immigrants who are on the path to citizenship.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee has passed an immigration bill that would seek to strengthen the country's healthcare workforce by making it easier for foreign health professionals to work in the U.S.
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A senior Senate Democrat aims to expedite legislation that would establish both a track-and-trace system for drugs and a new regulatory framework for compounding pharmacies.
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House immigration negotiators have given themselves until the end of the week to decide on what kind of health benefits should be available to undocumented immigrants seeking citizenship.
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New legislation from Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas) is welcome news to 20 state hospital associations working to eliminate a contentious hospital wage-index provision in the reform law.
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As many state legislative sessions have finished or are nearing completion, advocates of expanding Medicaid eligibility are looking at their next steps.
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Democrats and Republicans played another game of political tennis this week when House Republicans served up another vote to fully repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Democrats returned a litany of reasons why the 2010 law is good for Americans.
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Physician assistants may soon have more opportunities to practice in Missouri. A bill headed to the Governor's desk would provide more flexibility in how and where they provide care.
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Two doctors are set to ask a U.S. judge to block the Human Heartbeat Protection Act, an Arkansas law banning most abortions at the 12th week of pregnancy if a fetal heartbeat can be detected.
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For the third time since early 2011, the House of Representatives approved legislation to fully repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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