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As States Seek to Limit Abortions, Montana Wants to Redefine What Is Medically Necessary

As States Seek to Limit Abortions, Montana Wants to Redefine What Is Medically Necessary

jualdomains January 24, 2023

Katheryn Houghton Montana’s conservative leaders, stymied by the courts from passing laws that impose...

Abortion Debate Ramps Up in States as Congress Deadlocks

Abortion Debate Ramps Up in States as Congress Deadlocks

jualdomains January 23, 2023

Anti-abortion advocates are pressing for expanded abortion bans and tighter restrictions since the Supreme...

States Challenge Biden to Lower Drug Prices by Allowing Imports From Canada

States Challenge Biden to Lower Drug Prices by Allowing Imports From Canada

jualdomains December 14, 2022

The Biden administration is facing mounting pressure from states to let them import medicine...

More States to Consider Extending Postpartum Medicaid Coverage Beyond Two Months

More States to Consider Extending Postpartum Medicaid Coverage Beyond Two Months

jualdomains December 8, 2022

Matt Volz Lawmakers in several conservative-led states — including Montana, Wyoming, Missouri, and Mississippi...

Stopping the Churn: Why Some States Want to Guarantee Medicaid Coverage From Birth to Age 6

Stopping the Churn: Why Some States Want to Guarantee Medicaid Coverage From Birth to Age 6

jualdomains November 10, 2022

Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News Before the covid-19 public health emergency began in 2020,...

Montana Backs Away From Innovative Hospital Payment Model. Other States Are Watching.

Montana Backs Away From Innovative Hospital Payment Model. Other States Are Watching.

jualdomains October 27, 2022

Katheryn Houghton Montana is signaling it might step away from an innovative way of...

States Opting Out of a Federal Program That Tracks Teen Behavior as Youth Mental Health Worsens

States Opting Out of a Federal Program That Tracks Teen Behavior as Youth Mental Health Worsens

jualdomains October 26, 2022

As the covid-19 pandemic worsened a mental health crisis among America’s young people, a...

States Extend Medicaid for New Mothers — Even as They Reject Broader Expansion

States Extend Medicaid for New Mothers — Even as They Reject Broader Expansion

jualdomains June 17, 2022

Sam Whitehead Until last year, Georgia’s Medicaid coverage for new moms with low incomes...

States Fight Student Mental Health Crisis With Days Off

States Fight Student Mental Health Crisis With Days Off

jualdomains June 13, 2022

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — Linnea Sorensen falls into a funk whenever her girlfriend of four...

Black Women Have Much at Stake in States Where Abortion Access May Vanish

Black Women Have Much at Stake in States Where Abortion Access May Vanish

jualdomains June 3, 2022

Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio NASHVILLE, Tenn. — “Adulting” was not going great for...