This shifting power dynamic between state judges and state lawmakers has turned into a high-stakes political gamble, at times causing daunting problems.
How national political ambition could fuel, or fail, initiatives to protect abortion rights in states
About a quarter of large U.S. employers heavily restrict coverage of legal abortions or don’t cover them at all under health plans for their workers, according to the latest employer health benefits survey by KFF.
Seeking Medicare coverage for weight loss drugs, pharma giant courts Black influencers
Pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk has turned to influential Black Americans in pursuit of what would be a lucrative victory: having Medicare cover a new class of weight loss drugs.
A catch-22 for clinics: State bans limit abortion counseling. Federal Title X rules require it.
State abortion bans in Tennessee and beyond, which constrain women’s health care, have put family planning clinics at risk of losing their federal funding.
