Health Care
The Supreme Court’s American Hospital case: A View of the DC Swamp
Critics of federal administrative agencies won a small victory in the Supreme Court on Jun. 15 with the justices’ unanimous decision in American Hospital Association v. Becerra (pdf). Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s opinion for the court offers, perhaps inadvertently, some...
South Carolina Bill Would Expand “Right to Try” to Include All Treatments for Contagious Diseases and Allow Medical Marijuana
COLUMBIA, S.C. (April 4, 2022) – A bill introduced in the South Carolina House would expand the state’s “Right to Try” law to allow patients who contract a contagious disease to try a wide range of treatments including cannabis. Rep. Melissa Oremus (R) and a large...
New Hampshire House Passes Bill to Prohibit State Enforcement of Federal Vaccine Mandate
CONCORD, N.H. (March 19, 2022) – On Wednesday, the New Hampshire House passed a bill to ban state and local enforcement of a federal vaccine mandate, an important first step to nullify it in practice and effect. Introduced by Speaker Packard along with five...
Rhode Island House Passes Right to Try Act
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Mar. 15, 2022) – Today, the Rhode Island House passed a bill that would give terminally ill patients the “right to try” experimental treatments not given final approval by the FDA. Rep. Joseph McNamara (D) and Rep. Justine Caldwell (D) introduced...