New Louisiana Law Bans White Bagging
The Governor has enacted Act No. 50 effective June 1, which seeks to ban “white bagging” in the state. White bagging is when a drug is delivered from an insurer’s preferred pharmacy to a physician’s office. This new law which is the first of its kind in the country provides that insurers cannot refuse to pay for physician-administered drugs to covered patients. Similar legislation has been seen in Massachusetts, New York and Texas.
The Governor has enacted Act No. 50 effective June 1, which seeks to ban “white bagging” in the state. White bagging is when a drug is delivered from an insurer’s preferred pharmacy to a physician’s office. This new law which is the first of its kind in the country provides that insurers cannot refuse to pay for physician-administered drugs to covered patients. Similar legislation has been seen in Massachusetts, New York and Texas.
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Online Marketplaces Will Benefit from November 2020 Sports Betting Ballot Initiatives
Online stakeholders in the sports betting market have made policy inroads from the November 2020 ballot initiatives. Below are three states that expanded sport betting capabilities.
Online stakeholders in the sports betting market have made policy inroads from the November 2020 ballot initiatives. Below are three states that expanded sport betting capabilities.
Maryland: The State of Maryland has joined both Virginia and the District of Columbia in legalizing sports betting. Voters passed Ballot Question 2 which allowed for legalized sports betting while having the revenue generated from this to go towards funding public education.
Louisiana: The State of Louisiana approved sports betting in the major cities of Baton Rouge, New Orleans and Lafayette. The following parishes approved the measure as well including: St. Tammany, Jefferson, Ascension, Livingston, St. Bernard, West Baton Rouge, Plaquemines, St. Charles and Terrebonne parishes.
South Dakota: Voters in South Dakota have allowed sport betting as early 2021. By approving Amendment B sports betting is legal in the city of Deadwood as well as the state’s Native American gaming facilities.
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