by Third Horizon | May 2, 2025 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a 409-page review claiming gender-affirming care for minors carries significant risks and limited evidence of benefit, contrasting with major medical groups like the American Academy of Pediatrics. The report,...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 17, 2024 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
Several states in the US are responding to widespread frustration over soaring prescription drug costs by establishing specialized public boards tasked with investigating and regulating drug pricing. Modeled after utility boards, these entities aim to ensure that...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 17, 2024 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
A recent poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research indicates growing American support for unrestricted abortion access, with 61 percent of respondents in a June survey believing their state should allow legal abortions for any reason a...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 17, 2024 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
A variety of government and health care organizations are now eligible to tap into newly announced funding by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The $27.5 million aims to help address women’s behavioral health needs. The latest funding is made possible...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 17, 2024 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
One in eight people on Medicaid reported losing coverage under the safety-net insurance program about six months into redeterminations in four Southern states, according to a study published in JAMA Health Forum. About half of the survey respondents who were...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 16, 2024 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is helping incarcerated adults and children obtain access to Medicaid or Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage before they leave a prison, jail, or youth correctional facility. The agency’s action will...
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