The Missouri Legislature passed a bill that requires background checks for individuals who will assist others selecting health insurance through the federally run website, healthcare.gov. Senate Bill 508 requires anyone applying to be a navigator (the term used to…
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Bill to Drug Test Pharma Employees Filed in U.S. House of Representatives
A bill introduced February 18, 2014 in the U.S. House of Representatives would require registered manufacturers and distributors of controlled substances identified under the Controlled Substances Act to perform criminal background checks and drug testing for…
Health Care Worker Drug Testing Bill Advances in New Hampshire
The first law in the nation to require the widespread drug testing of health care employees may be on its way to passage, as the New Hampshire House of Representatives has passed by a vote of 289-48, without debate, “An Act relative to the drug-free workplaces…
Health Care Worker Drug Testing Bill Advances in New Hampshire
The first law in the nation to require the widespread drug testing of health care employees may be on its way to passage, as the New Hampshire House of Representatives has passed by a vote of 289-48, without debate, “an Act relative to the drug-free workplaces…
FTC Reaches Settlement With Accretive Health on Inadequate Data Security
On December 31, 2013, the Federal Trade Commission announced that Accretive Health, Inc. (“Accretive”) has agreed to settle charges that the company’s inadequate data security measures unfairly exposed sensitive consumer information to the risk of…




