Coverage losses and reduced funding coincide with a surge in uninsured patients seeking care.
An investigation found that suicides in 2025 were tied to isolation, substance use and inconsistent clinical care.
State legislators want a greater role in allocating funds, even as federal rules limit changes to approved plans.
For the third straight year, efforts to crack down on low-performing programs have stalled, even as concerns about student outcomes persist.
States are beginning to receive hundreds of millions from a new $50 billion federal rural health program, but lawmakers and health groups are challenging how the money will be spent.
Lawmakers halted a proposal to bar unvaccinated children from schools as the state faces its largest measles outbreak in two decades.
Soundproof booths equipped with computers and high-speed Internet aim to reduce barriers to care in communities where doctors and reliable broadband may be miles away.
With the number of residents over 65 growing four times faster than the rest of the population, legislators are advancing more than 20 bills and a long-term plan to reshape aging services.
Just over 10,000 residents signed up as federal subsidy cuts and rising premiums reshape the state’s insurance marketplace.
Lawmakers in at least eight states are proposing bans or tighter limits as garnishment hits thousands of patients each year and federal protections recede.
As lawmakers respond to public concern over automated coverage decisions, a federal executive order threatens to override state authority.
Compounds far more potent than fentanyl are emerging faster than ever. State and local overdose tracking systems should be built to detect them.
A revived pilot program sends clinicians and paramedics to residents’ homes to reduce repeat 911 calls and connect vulnerable people with ongoing care.
At least eight states now require insurers to cover alternatives without higher co-pays or extra hurdles.
A state initiative launched less than 18 months ago has relieved more than 500,000 residents, eliminating an average of $1,200 per person.
State officials pitched robotic ultrasounds to help rural areas with no OB-GYNs, but clinicians say technology can’t replace trained providers.
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