Texas Medicaid Holds Off on Proposed Limits for Gilead Hepatitis Drug
Texas Medicaid holds off on proposed limits for Gilead hepatitis drug
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission, which oversees Medicaid, had proposed a policy to allow the drug, Sovaldi, to be used mainly for sicker patients such as those whose hepatitis C had developed into advanced liver disease, according to …
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Jobless-benefits drug testing on hold in Texas
Applicants for benefits also would be required to submit to testing if they indicate on a questionnaire that they are likely to use drugs, according to the new law. Other states passed similar laws after Congress made drug testing for unemployment …
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Federal judge halts Texas executions, citing secrecy over drugs used
The Texas ruling is the latest involving the issue of secrecy in describing the drugs used in executions and whether the state procedures conform to constitutional requirements banning cruel and unusual punishment. Lawyers in several states, including …
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Texas man executed, though secrets about drug concoction remain
The state of Texas executed Tommy Lynn Sells on Thursday evening after the US Supreme Court refused to issue an 11th hour stay to allow lawyers time to investigate the source and quality of the lethal drugs used put their client to death. Skip to next …
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Texas ‘Navy’ to fight drug smugglers on the Rio Grande — Texas is deploying six shallow water gunboats similar to Navy swift boats used during the Vietnam War to boost security on its border with Mexico. The Texas-…
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