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Re: Court Orders and Such
From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Thu, 12 Jul 2001 21:31:27 -0500 (CDT)
The birth control thing only applied to Washington state, however, it
can be used as secondary precedent for other bcp issues. And it was not
the Supreme Ct, but a Federal trial court (district court). The EEOC
has already ruled that it's sex discrimination to not cover it.
At Wed, 11 Jul 2001, Kari wrote:
>
>Hi. Just a few notes, since my life revolves around legislation. The court
>decision technically only applied to that one company is my understanding,
>but it could be cited in other cases and eventually determine a precedent.
>So, the Supreme Court didn't say all have to pay, just that one company
>right now, but it is a great sign.
>
>There is some PROPOSED legislation I heard about today that would allow
>people to buy perscriptions from out-of-country sources. Of course, the FDA
>and especially drug companies will do everything they possibly can to stop
>that idea.
>
>Finally, When I was on Met, I got side effects about 30 days into it and
>then they subsided. I've been on Avandia almost 4 months. This morning it
>took every bit of strength to get to work today, but i started taking iron
>supplements Monday and this afternoon I felt slightly improved. Doctor also
>took blood to check liver function, so hopefully all is OK.
>
>--
>Kari
>
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