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Insurance Denials Leaving Families Without Vital Behavioral Health Care
Season 2025
Episode 276
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California's NIL Push Faces Setbacks
Season 2024
Episode 245
California led the way in allowing student-athletes to profit from name, image, and likeness (NIL) deals, but new efforts to expand those rights have faltered. While other states move forward, California's proposed legislation to increase transparency and address gender equity in NIL compensation was vetoed. Meanwhile, debates continue over whether athletes should be treated as employees.
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