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SB5233 – Washington
Introduced: 2025 Status: In Process
This bill establishes the Washington Health Trust, a comprehensive state-wide health care financing system designed to provide universal health coverage for all Washington residents. The bill creates a nonprofit trust governed by a 17-member board […]
S03425 – New York
Introduced: 2025 Status: In Process
This bill establishes the New York Health program, a comprehensive single-payer healthcare system for all New York state residents. The program aims to provide universal health coverage without premiums, deductibles, or co-pays, funded through a […]
HB40 – Mississippi
Introduced: 2025 Status: In Process
This bill requires all health insurance policies issued or renewed after January 1, 2026, to provide comprehensive coverage for medically necessary mental health and substance use disorder treatments. The legislation defines key terms like “medically […]
HB1002 – Colorado
Introduced: 2025 Status: In Process
This bill clarifies and strengthens insurance coverage requirements for behavioral, mental health, and substance use disorder treatments, ensuring these services are covered as extensively as physical health treatments. The bill mandates that health benefit plans […]
H3613 – South Carolina
Introduced: 2025 Status: In Process
This bill creates the Executive Office of Health and Policy to consolidate and reorganize several existing state health-related departments. The bill establishes a new cabinet-level agency led by a Secretary of Health and Policy, appointed […]
SB0473 – Indiana
Introduced: 2025 Status: In Process
This bill covers various health care matters and introduces several significant changes across multiple areas of Indiana health care regulation. This bill establishes a comprehensive set of reforms affecting healthcare services, professional licensing, and regulation, […]
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 […]
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Introduced: 2025 Status: In Process
This bill establishes the Washington Health Trust, a comprehensive state-wide health care financing system designed to provide universal health coverage for all Washington residents. The bill creates a nonprofit trust governed by a 17-member board […]
S03425 – New York
Introduced: 2025 Status: In Process
This bill establishes the New York Health program, a comprehensive single-payer healthcare system for all New York state residents. The program aims to provide universal health coverage without premiums, deductibles, or co-pays, funded through a […]
HB40 – Mississippi
Introduced: 2025 Status: In Process
This bill requires all health insurance policies issued or renewed after January 1, 2026, to provide comprehensive coverage for medically necessary mental health and substance use disorder treatments. The legislation defines key terms like “medically […]
HB1002 – Colorado
Introduced: 2025 Status: In Process
This bill clarifies and strengthens insurance coverage requirements for behavioral, mental health, and substance use disorder treatments, ensuring these services are covered as extensively as physical health treatments. The bill mandates that health benefit plans […]
H3613 – South Carolina
Introduced: 2025 Status: In Process
This bill creates the Executive Office of Health and Policy to consolidate and reorganize several existing state health-related departments. The bill establishes a new cabinet-level agency led by a Secretary of Health and Policy, appointed […]
SB0473 – Indiana
Introduced: 2025 Status: In Process
This bill covers various health care matters and introduces several significant changes across multiple areas of Indiana health care regulation. This bill establishes a comprehensive set of reforms affecting healthcare services, professional licensing, and regulation, […]
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 […]
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. […]
See all Litigation Records
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