by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 31, 2023 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
A federal judge on Thursday issued a ruling that would block the federal government from enforcing mandates for preventive care within the Affordable Care Act, which required insurers to provide a slew of critical screenings to members at no cost. The ruling stemmed...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 28, 2023 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
22 Democratic lieutenant governors are forming a coalition built around protecting abortion access in their states that will likely involve crafting model executive orders and legislation. The Reproductive Freedom Coalition, led by Connecticut Lt. Governor Susan...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 24, 2023 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
A Medicaid expansion deal in North Carolina received final legislative approval yesterday, capping a decade of debate over whether the closely politically divided state should accept the federal government’s coverage for hundreds of thousands of low-income...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 22, 2023 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
The Oklahoma Supreme Court overturned part of the state’s near-total abortion ban, ruling in a 5-to-4 decision that the procedure would be lawful if there is a reasonable chance that a pregnancy could threaten a pregnant person’s life. Oklahoma’s constitution protects...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 21, 2023 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
Minnesota has advanced legislation that would shield local providers and their out-of-state patients from action by states that punish those seeking or providing abortions. The state House passed a bill by a 68-62 vote to prohibit enforcement in Minnesota of laws,...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 20, 2023 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon has signed into law the nation’s first explicit ban on abortion pills since they became the predominant choice for abortion in the U.S. in recent years. The pills are already banned in 13 states that have blanket bans on all forms of...
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