In Case You Missed It …
Texas Judge Rules Affordable Care Act as Unconstitutional
Friday, December 14
NYTimes
On Friday, a federal judge in Texas ruled the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional on the grounds that “requiring people to buy health insurance is unconstitutional and the rest of the law cannot stand without it.”
Chicago Public School’s Plan to Spend $26M on Nursing Shortage Ripped by Parent Group
Tuesday, December 4
Chicago Sun Times
Chicago Public Schools is expanding its use of nursing firms in a plan that could cost $26M for nursing services through 2021. Parents have been frustrated when temporary nurses hired by an outside agency to fill in didn’t show or lacked the training to care for their kids.
CVS Positioning Itself to Compete with Amazon and Walgreens for Healthcare
Tuesday, December 11
CNBC
CVS Health which is closing in on a $70B purchase of health insurer Aetna, would make it one of the nation’s largest health-care companies. With Amazon and Walgreens immersed in the space, CVS is positioning itself to compete.
