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Recent Action in Healthcare System Reform
HB 5580 – West Virginia
Introduced: 2024 Status: Inactive / Dead
This bill proposes the creation of the Affordable Medicaid Buy-In Program in West Virginia. The program aims to provide a high-quality, low-cost health insurance plan that maximizes federal funds for residents. The Department of Health […]
HB 4001 – West Virginia
Introduced: 2024 Status: Inactive / Dead
This bill mandates the Bureau of Medical Services to seek a waiver from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services by July 1, 2024. The aim is to establish a Basic Health Plan Option under […]
SB 5335 – Washington
Introduced: 2024 Status: Inactive / Dead
Developing the Washington health trust.
HB 1957 – Washington
Introduced: 2024 Status: Enacted
AN ACT Relating to preserving coverage of preventive services without cost sharing
SB 240 – Vermont
Introduced: 2024 Status: Inactive / Dead
Among other things, the bill would direct the Agency of Human Service to develop a proposal for a public option for small businesses to use to purchase health coverage for their employees and require the […]
HB 721 – Vermont
Introduced: 2024 Status: Inactive / Dead
Among other things, the bill would direct the Agency of Human Service to develop a proposal for a public option for small businesses to use to purchase health coverage for their employees and require the […]
H 776 – Vermont
Introduced: 2024 Status: Inactive / Dead
This bill seeks to create a new division called the Division of Policy, Planning, and Innovation within the Green Mountain Care Board. The division will aim to reform the health care system and develop an […]
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Introduced: 2024 Status: Inactive / Dead
This bill proposes the creation of the Affordable Medicaid Buy-In Program in West Virginia. The program aims to provide a high-quality, low-cost health insurance plan that maximizes federal funds for residents. The Department of Health […]
HB 4001 – West Virginia
Introduced: 2024 Status: Inactive / Dead
This bill mandates the Bureau of Medical Services to seek a waiver from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services by July 1, 2024. The aim is to establish a Basic Health Plan Option under […]
SB 5335 – Washington
Introduced: 2024 Status: Inactive / Dead
Developing the Washington health trust.
HB 1957 – Washington
Introduced: 2024 Status: Enacted
AN ACT Relating to preserving coverage of preventive services without cost sharing
SB 240 – Vermont
Introduced: 2024 Status: Inactive / Dead
Among other things, the bill would direct the Agency of Human Service to develop a proposal for a public option for small businesses to use to purchase health coverage for their employees and require the […]
HB 721 – Vermont
Introduced: 2024 Status: Inactive / Dead
Among other things, the bill would direct the Agency of Human Service to develop a proposal for a public option for small businesses to use to purchase health coverage for their employees and require the […]
H 776 – Vermont
Introduced: 2024 Status: Inactive / Dead
This bill seeks to create a new division called the Division of Policy, Planning, and Innovation within the Green Mountain Care Board. The division will aim to reform the health care system and develop an […]
Next | See all Legislation Records
Merck & Co., Inc. v. Becerra, et al. – Federal
District Court: District of Columbia Status: Pending
A complaint filed by Merck, a multinational pharmaceutical company, alleges that the drug price negotiation process detailed in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) violates the […]
Braidwood Management Inc., et al. v. Becerra, et al. – Federal
District Court: Northern District of Texas Status: Pending
Braidwood Management, an organization that represents Christian businesses based in Texas, and a group of individuals from Texas filed a complaint to challenge parts of […]
Texas et al. v. United States of America et al. – California, Federal, Texas
District Court: Northern District of Texas Status: Decided
[Consolidated with California et al. v. Texas et al. for Supreme Court review] This case arises out of the Supreme Court’s decision in NFIB v. […]
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District Court: District of Columbia Status: Pending
A complaint filed by Merck, a multinational pharmaceutical company, alleges that the drug price negotiation process detailed in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) violates the […]
Braidwood Management Inc., et al. v. Becerra, et al. – Federal
District Court: Northern District of Texas Status: Pending
Braidwood Management, an organization that represents Christian businesses based in Texas, and a group of individuals from Texas filed a complaint to challenge parts of […]
Texas et al. v. United States of America et al. – California, Federal, Texas
District Court: Northern District of Texas Status: Decided
[Consolidated with California et al. v. Texas et al. for Supreme Court review] This case arises out of the Supreme Court’s decision in NFIB v. […]
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News & Opinions
Usha Lee McFarlingDecember 10, 2024
Mike Wendling, Madeline HalpertDecember 7, 2024
Phil GalewitzNovember 6, 2024
Sarah OwermohleNovember 6, 2024
Noah TongOctober 31, 2024
Mike Wendling, Madeline HalpertDecember 7, 2024
Phil GalewitzNovember 6, 2024
Sarah OwermohleNovember 6, 2024
Noah TongOctober 31, 2024
Articles & Reports
Health Affairs Forefront
January 15, 2025
JAMA Network January 13, 2025
Health Affairs January 6, 2025
American Journal of Law & Medicine December 30, 2024
JAMA Network January 13, 2025
Health Affairs January 6, 2025
American Journal of Law & Medicine December 30, 2024