by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 12, 2023 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
Adults in Arizona can now obtain contraceptive medications over the counter at a pharmacy without a doctor’s prescription under a governor’s order announced Thursday. Governor Katie Hobbs said the rule will go into effect immediately. It applies to self-administered...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 12, 2023 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
Georgia is set to become the only state in the country to impose work requirements on Medicaid recipients, and the success or failure of its plan could be a test case for other states that are planning ahead for the next Republican White House. The newly launched...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jun 22, 2023 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
In a KFF survey of 569 board-certified OB-GYNs across the U.S., 68 percent say the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade has worsened pregnancy-related medical emergencies, while 64 percent report that the ruling has worsened pregnancy-related mortality. The...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jun 21, 2023 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
A federal judge struck down Arkansas’ first-in-the-nation ban on gender-affirming care for children as unconstitutional Tuesday, the first ruling to overturn such a prohibition as a growing number of Republican-led states adopt similar restrictions. S. District Judge...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jun 20, 2023 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
Texas has joined a growing number of states extending the period in which new moms can qualify for Medicaid insurance after giving birth, offering coverage beyond the required 60 days postpartum to 12 months. On Friday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law House...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jun 14, 2023 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
The Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) preventive care mandate remains in effect as a federal appeals court mulls a legal challenge to the requirements. A panel of judges at the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay Tuesday that partially halts a lower...
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