by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 8, 2023 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
Low-income new mothers in Mississippi will be eligible for a full year of Medicaid health coverage under a bill passed Tuesday by the state Legislature. The bipartisan move is the culmination of a two-year effort to convince a majority of the Republican-controlled...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 7, 2023 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
Five women filed a lawsuit against Texas Monday over laws they say prevented them from getting abortions despite the life-threatening circumstances of their pregnancies. It’s the first lawsuit that’s been filed against a state that has enacted a ban...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 6, 2023 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
A common asthma drug is in short supply after one of the last major manufacturers shut down operations. Albuterol is used to treat asthma, along with conditions like Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which surged earlier in the year. Akorn Pharmaceuticals, one of the...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 3, 2023 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
Walgreens Boots Alliance said it will not dispense abortion pills in 20 states, acting out of an abundance of caution amid a shifting policy landscape, threats from state officials, and pressure from anti-abortion activists. Nearly two dozen Republican state attorneys...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 1, 2023 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
The Mississippi state legislature moved one step closer this week to expanding Medicaid coverage for new mothers for up to a year — making it another Republican-controlled state to implement or consider the expansion. As Mississippi inches closer to adopting the...
by Jessica Casebolt | Feb 28, 2023 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
Almost 7 million children and teens are at risk of losing their health coverage when the public health emergency ends, new estimates from the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute show. In April, states will begin redetermining Medicaid eligibility as...
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