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H 1416 – Massachusetts
Introduced: 2025 Status: In Process
This bill advances health equity by establishing a comprehensive framework to address health disparities and promote equitable access to healthcare across Massachusetts. It creates an Executive Office of Equity with a Secretary of Equity responsible […]
S 901 – Massachusetts
Introduced: 2025 Status: In Process
This bill establishes a comprehensive framework to advance health equity in Massachusetts by creating an Executive Office of Equity, implementing various health care reforms, and addressing systemic inequities across multiple state agencies and programs. The […]
S 916 – Massachusetts
Introduced: 2025 Status: In Process
This bill introduces several key provisions to enhance the analysis and regulation of state health insurance mandates and costs. First, it modifies existing law to provide a comprehensive definition of a “mandated health benefit proposal,” […]
HB 417 – Maryland
Introduced: 2025 Status: In Process
This bill establishes the Commission on Universal Health Care, a diverse 24-member body tasked with investigating the feasibility of creating a single-payer health care system in Maryland that would provide comprehensive health coverage to all […]
HF 255 – Minnesota
Introduced: 2025 Status: In Process
This bill establishes a new Patient-Centered Care program to improve health care delivery and reduce costs for Medical Assistance and MinnesotaCare programs in Minnesota. The key provisions include direct state payments to individual health care […]
HB 197 – Georgia
Introduced: 2025 Status: In Process
This bill makes two primary changes to healthcare insurance regulations in Georgia. First, it requires healthcare providers to make a meaningful effort to respond to private review agents or utilization review entities when they are […]
SB 262 – Georgia
Introduced: 2025 Status: In Process
This bill amends Georgia’s insurance laws to require health insurers to provide comprehensive coverage for preventive services without any cost-sharing requirements for patients. The bill defines key terms such as “preventive services” (which include screening […]
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Introduced: 2025 Status: In Process
This bill advances health equity by establishing a comprehensive framework to address health disparities and promote equitable access to healthcare across Massachusetts. It creates an Executive Office of Equity with a Secretary of Equity responsible […]
S 901 – Massachusetts
Introduced: 2025 Status: In Process
This bill establishes a comprehensive framework to advance health equity in Massachusetts by creating an Executive Office of Equity, implementing various health care reforms, and addressing systemic inequities across multiple state agencies and programs. The […]
S 916 – Massachusetts
Introduced: 2025 Status: In Process
This bill introduces several key provisions to enhance the analysis and regulation of state health insurance mandates and costs. First, it modifies existing law to provide a comprehensive definition of a “mandated health benefit proposal,” […]
HB 417 – Maryland
Introduced: 2025 Status: In Process
This bill establishes the Commission on Universal Health Care, a diverse 24-member body tasked with investigating the feasibility of creating a single-payer health care system in Maryland that would provide comprehensive health coverage to all […]
HF 255 – Minnesota
Introduced: 2025 Status: In Process
This bill establishes a new Patient-Centered Care program to improve health care delivery and reduce costs for Medical Assistance and MinnesotaCare programs in Minnesota. The key provisions include direct state payments to individual health care […]
HB 197 – Georgia
Introduced: 2025 Status: In Process
This bill makes two primary changes to healthcare insurance regulations in Georgia. First, it requires healthcare providers to make a meaningful effort to respond to private review agents or utilization review entities when they are […]
SB 262 – Georgia
Introduced: 2025 Status: In Process
This bill amends Georgia’s insurance laws to require health insurers to provide comprehensive coverage for preventive services without any cost-sharing requirements for patients. The bill defines key terms such as “preventive services” (which include screening […]
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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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