Currently, 26 states have extended Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program coverage from 60 days to 12 months postpartum.
view more »This State Policy Snapshot explores how legislatures are responding to the recent discriminatory actions by pharmacy benefit managers and other payers by enacting 340B-related nondiscrimination legislation.
view more »State Legislation to Protect Health Care Workers from Threats
April 11, 2022 ||New laws in Wisconsin and Utah criminalize threats against health care workers, while other state legislatures consider similar bills.
view more »LGBTQ Health Care Issues in State Legislatures
March 21, 2022 ||At least 20 states are pursuing legislation to limit access to gender-affirming care for transgender youth, while some states have proposed legislation to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
view more »Michigan Enacts 340B Nondiscrimination Laws
March 8, 2022 ||The laws prohibit pharmacy benefit managers and insurance companies from discriminating against 340B Drug Pricing Program contract pharmacies and covered entities.
view more »States Respond to COVID-19: Exploring Vaccination Incentives
May 11, 2021 ||States are using varying techniques to encourage the public to get vaccinated for COVID-19. Some states are linking vaccination rates to loosening restrictions or offering financial incentives to those receiving a vaccine, while others focus on forming partnerships to scale up vaccination efforts.
view more »States Respond to COVID-19: Governors Band Together to Curb Virus
Aug. 10, 2020 ||Governors from six states — Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, and Virginia — announced a bipartisan interstate compact to expand COVID-19 testing, stop the spread of the virus, and help state economies safely recover.
view more »States Respond to COVID-19: Disparities; Recovery; CARES Funding
May 26, 2020 ||Several states have created task forces to examine racial disparities related to COVID-19. A new tracker shows which states have stay-at-home orders or plans to resume elective procedures. States have authority to allocate CARES Act funding how they see fit, and several states have begun to do so.
view more »Virginia and Washington have paused proposals to extend Medicaid postpartum coverage for low-income women, due to budget constraints resulting from the pandemic. States are engaged in contact tracing to curb the spread of COVID-19, and 24 states enacted budgetary measures related to the emergency.
view more »States Consider Limiting Nurse-to-Patient Ratio Requirements
March 19, 2019 ||State legislators in Illinois, Michigan, and New York seek to limit the number of patients that hospital nurses can treat at a time.
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