11.17.15
Kansas legislators supportive of Medicaid expansion are pulled from committee; Montana’s Medicaid expansion is off to a strong start; and New Mexico sees declines in uncompensated care since ACA implementation.
The first state to enact data breach notification legislation, California has now updated Civil Code Section 1798.82 with three new bills signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown.
The attempt by the fantasy sports sites, FanDuel and DraftKings, to obtain a temporary restraining order against cease-and-desist letters from New York Attorney General, Eric Schneiderman, failed yesterday.
On Friday, October 30, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission hosted a full-day public workshop to explore consumer protection issues raised by online lead generation, with a special focus on the education and lending industries.
11.16.15
Madden v. Midland Funding, an important court case for marketplace lending may now be heard at the Supreme Court.
11.12.15
An app with a casino game does not violate state gambling laws, a federal court judge has ruled.
In two recent speeches, Comptroller of the Currency Thomas J. Curry discussed the supervisory priorities of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), including bank operational risks, increased credit exposures and insufficient loan loss reserves.
Following in the recent footsteps of California, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law the Achieve Pay Equality Act, providing greater pay equity for women in the state.
11.10.15
With the election of a new Governor, the future of Kentucky’s Marketplace and Medicaid expansion is uncertain; CMS questions Iowa on its Medicaid managed care transition timeline; and the Supreme Court agrees to hear a case on the ACA’s contraception requirement.
11.06.15
On November 2, 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved Montana's request under Section 1115 of the Social Security Act to implement its Medicaid expansion.