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A filing in federal court in Tampa by the Justice Department is the latest move in a battle over guidelines issued for the Children’s Health Insurance Program, which operates in Florida as KidCare.
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Prosecutors alleged that subsidiaries provided discounts of up to 50% or more on patient cost-sharing obligations for certain categories of Medicare beneficiaries from 2016 to 2022.
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The “financial impact statement” would be presented to voters with a proposed constitutional amendment that seeks to ensure abortion rights.
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U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard rejected arguments by the state that the case should not proceed as a class action and denied a state request for a continuance of a trial set to start May 13.
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The district is taking students and parents to truancy court to find the most hard-to-reach families in the midst of a national absenteeism crisis.
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Menthols are disproportionately used by Black smokers and young people. Supporters of the plan have tried to assure the White House that a ban will not hurt the president's reelection chances.
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The court issued an order scheduling the arguments for June 5 in the case, which is one of a series of similar class-action lawsuits filed against colleges in the state.
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The request comes after a three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal by a minor seeking a waiver from a parental notification and consent requirement in state law.
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The family of Dexter Barry lists the Jacksonville sheriff as the defendant in a case that spotlighted care provided by the jail's former health care provider, which has since filed to sell its assets and debts.
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The decision does not end the case, as the revised lawsuit with additional plaintiffs will continue. But it will push back consideration of an injunction and class certification.
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The fight has resurfaced long-brewing ruptures, especially in Republican-leaning or closely divided states, where some activists worry that failing to include such limits will sink chances of passing abortion protections.
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The appeals panel said the case lacked a necessary “justiciable controversy” because it did not have an “adverse party.” Such an adverse party could have been a parent or guardian of the minor.