Federal news
Supreme Court denies blue states’ effort to expedite ObamaCare challenge [The Hill, 1/21/2020]
“Tuesday’s order makes it unlikely that the high court will rule on the health care law before the November presidential election, where health insurance policy is sure to play a prominent role.”
Trump’s Claim He ‘Saved’ Preexisting Conditions ‘Part Fantasy, Part Delusion’ [Kaiser Health News, 1/15/2020]
“The health policy experts we consulted, however, were unambiguous: The president’s claim has no factual basis and flies in the face of his ongoing policy efforts.”
FDA and NIH let clinical trial sponsors keep results secret and break the law [Science, 1/13/2020]
“Among more than 4700 clinical trials examined by Science, less than 45% had their results reported early or on time to ClinicalTrials.gov.”
State news
Please take a minute to read the Illinois Library Association’s latest legislative update and review their list of items in the Illinois General Assembly’s Spring Session 2020.