Lawmakers say a lack of leadership and coordination is slowing efforts to address extreme heat.
New federal standards require one month of work, but states like Indiana and Idaho are pushing for three-month requirements that could reduce enrollment.
Officials are exploring federal funding and new testing efforts as parents demand faster cleanup of unsafe park conditions.
The state’s landmark law delivered broad coverage, but affordability and system pressures are emerging as the next major challenge.
Coverage losses and reduced funding coincide with a surge in uninsured patients seeking care.
New rules will require prior authorization for weight loss medications, a move expected to save the city $10.6 million amid “skyrocketing” health expenses.
With promising early results, prevention programs are expanding nationwide as a potentially more effective and cheaper model.
The drop comes as a shrinking fentanyl supply has made the drug weaker and less deadly and volunteer efforts get more people into treatment.
Hospital closures and service cuts are leaving many communities without local delivery options.
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.
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