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Despite the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requiring contraceptives to be covered without cost-sharing, many privately insured long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARC)…

During the 2025 and 2026 legislative sessions, states enacted or proposed a range of legislation that will impact immigrants’ access…

How can AI determine who gets matched to new therapies, who is identified for clinical trials, and how patient tracking…

Forty states and DC currently receive $93 billion in annual federal Medicaid spending through state directed payments (SDPs) and may…

The 2025 reconciliation law reduced federal Medicaid spending by an estimated $911 billion from 2025 through 2034, some of which…

The 2025 reconciliation law reduced federal Medicaid spending by an estimated $911 billion from 2025 through 2034, some of which…

Initial Rescissions Of Harmful Executive Orders And Actions, January 20, 2025PURPOSE: Initial rescissions of Executive Orders and Actions issued by…

Starting on his first day of his second term in office, President Trump and his administration have taken several executive…

For the first time since the enhanced premium tax credits were introduced in 2021, insurer participation in the ACA Marketplaces…

As of June 8, 2026, six carriers have announced that they will exit the ACA Marketplaces in plan year 2027,…

The Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit was designed to offer Medicare beneficiaries the choice of drug coverage from either…

The average monthly premium decreased for PDPs in 2026, but the premium for Part D coverage is still substantially higher…

Highlights Two recent federal actions, including a memo about alleged COVID-19 vaccine deaths and settlements creating a “detransition clinic,” show…

The House Appropriations Committee released its Fiscal Year 2027 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor HHS)…

Worsening fiscal constraints and changing policy priorities have resulted in significant funding cuts to global health and development programs. While…

Approximately 59.7 million women ages 19-64 (60%) received their health coverage from employer-sponsored insurance in 2024 (Figure 1).2 Women in…