Lawyers

• Canadian Advocacy Groups: People Who Choose Not to Reveal HIV Status to Partners Are Not Criminals

  In Canada, people with HIV are required by the law to disclose their health condition to their partners before engaging in any sexual activity; however, advocacy groups are fighting to change the rules.

• President Donald Trump Presents Five Policies to Repeal, Replace Obamacare; Democrats Vow to Oppose

  President Donald Trump presented his health care reform policies for repealing and replacing Obamacare during his joint address to Congress on Tuesday.

• President Donald Trump Admitted Health Care Is 'So Complicated,' Delaying His Political Agenda

  Speaking about health care reform, President Donald Trump admitted that making changes to the current health care laws is a complex matter to address as it directly affects the other parts of his political agenda.

• Federal official vows to improve care at tribal hospitals

  A federal official acknowledged that the level of care is "unacceptable" at some government-run hospitals serving Native American patients and assured tribal leaders her agency would work to enact swift and long-lasting reforms.

• Disputed Obamacare rule would broaden transgender rights

  The latest proposal for the Obamacare involves broadening rights for the transgender consumers. Covering gender transitions and realignment could be constituted under Barack Obama's health care law but big companies and employers are pushing back against it.

• Anthems sues Express Scripts over drug pricing

  Blue Cross-Blue Shield health insurer Anthem has sued Express Scripts, alleging the pharmacy benefits manager (PBM) is not passing along billions of dollars in savings from negotiated drug prices.

• Obamacare to face the Supreme Court for an appeal regarding its contraception rules

  Obamacare is set to hear again from the Supreme Court on Wednesday following a petition from a Catholic bishop.

• Montana Jury Rules Against Woman's Wrongful-Birth Lawsuit

  The lawsuit filed by a woman asking for millions of dollars from health care providers has been denied. She claims that health care providers failed to diagnose her daughter of cystic fibrosis during her pregnancy.

• Pentagon Chief seeks to improve family leave and child care

  Defense Secretary Ash Carter unveiled a series of family-friendly proposals on Thursday for the military that would increase parental leave, child care and health care coverage to bolster efforts to recruit and retain high-quality service members.

• Congressional Budget Office lowers 2016 ObamaCare Enrollments after 40 percent decline in 2015’s figures

  The Congressional Budget Office lowered its expected ObamaCare enrollment rate to only 13 million this year, from the previous year’s projected 20 million.

• China hospital staff demand better security after deadly brawl

  Hospital staff have demonstrated in China to demand better protection after a doctor and a patient were killed in a fight, media reported on Monday, the latest incident to highlight problems in a system often overwhelmed with patients.