Arizona may begin giving expanded access to birth control in July

More than 12 million US women take birth control pills.

Soon it is expected that Arizonans will be able to get birth control pills without a prescription. Expanded access could go into effect as early as July 5, according to state health officials. A 2021 law signed by former Arizona Governor Doug Ducey, a Republican, allows Arizona pharmacists to dispense self-administered contraceptives (the pill, patch … Read more

New measures give Illinois more control over the Obamacare trade

Governor JB Pritzker speaks during a news conference at Chicago Union Station on June 26, 2023.

Illinois will soon run its own Affordable Care Act health insurance market and have the power to stop skyrocketing price hikes on plans sold on it. Gov. JB Pritzker signed a pair of bills on Tuesday aimed at giving Illinois more control over health insurance prices and the Affordable Care Act market, also known as … Read more

Tom Schwartz needed ‘transformational’ time away from ‘VPR’ Scandoval: ‘I’ve lost control of my life’ (exclusive)

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Schwartz tells PEOPLE he “wanted to disconnect” from mounting personal and professional pressure, and “Stars on Mars” made him feel “absolutely in the moment” (thanks in part to flamethrowers!) Tom Schwartz had to jet off to another planet to truly deal with the problems weighing him down on Earth. THE Vanderpump Rules the star, 40, … Read more