by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 13, 2023 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
The White House proposed a new federal rule to limit how law enforcement and state officials collect medical records if they investigate women who flee their home states to seek abortions elsewhere. The White House’s proposed rule would prohibit health care...
by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 12, 2023 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
In recent weeks, House Republicans have been eyeing new work requirements for Medicaid beneficiaries and food stand recipients. Top lawmakers have publicly endorsed rules that could force some enrollees to find a job and work longer hours or risk losing the...
by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 7, 2023 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
Idaho’s governor signed a law this week making it illegal for an adult to transport a minor to get an abortion without parental consent, making Idaho the first state to limit interstate travel for abortion. Governor Brad Little signed legislation creating a new crime...
by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 5, 2023 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
Washington state’s government said on Tuesday it had purchased a three-year supply of abortion pill mifepristone as a Texas judge mulls a nationwide ban on the medication’s sale. Governor Jay Inslee says he ordered the Washington Department of Corrections...
by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 4, 2023 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
A report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation shows that inflation and higher health spending contributed to monthly premiums for Affordable Care Act coverage increasing an average of 3.4 percent between 2022 and 2023, reversing a trend of recent declines. Some of...
by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 3, 2023 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
The Justice Department on Fridayappealed a federal judge’s decision to invalidate the Affordable Care Act requirement for free coverage of specified preventive health services. The move kicks off a legal process that could wind up at the Supreme Court and has...
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