Updated November 11, 2024 Forecast ’25 Special Report From education to the environment, from elections to energy, the stories in this State Legislatures News special report offer insights from NCSL experts on what lies ahead for state lawmakers in 2025. Civil and Criminal Justice Education Elections Energy Environment and Natural Resources Fiscal Health Human Services Labor and Employment Military and Veterans Affairs Technology Transportation State Legislatures News
Updated December 02, 2024 NCSL Post-Election Forum Predicts Top 2025 State Issues At a recent forum for NCSL Foundation members in Washington, D.C., Kate Blackman and Natalie Wood, NCSL vice presidents of state research and policy, shared their forecasts for key issues likely to dominate the 2025 legislative sessions. Education Energy Fiscal Health Labor and Employment Technology Transportation State Legislatures News
Updated November 26, 2024 Head Off Burnout With Self-Care As many legislative staff members gear up for the 2025 session, planning for self-care can be just as important as preparing for work. Learn about self-care strategies in this NCSL Base Camp session. Health State Legislatures News
Updated November 22, 2024 Health Costs, Coverage and Delivery State Legislation Explore NCSL's interactive PowerBI database. We provide up-to-date information on enacted state legislation related to health costs, coverage and delivery. Health Database Table
Updated November 22, 2024 State Public Health Legislation Database This database covers topics related to public health including infectious disease prevention and treatment, public health reporting and workforce and vaccines. It includes all introduced legislation from 2021 to the present and is updated at least twice per month as legislation is identified by NCSL staff. Health Database
Updated November 22, 2024 EMS Legislative Database NCSL's new database that brings you up-to-date, real-time information about bills related to Emergency Medical Services. Health Database
Updated November 22, 2024 Scope of Practice Legislation Database This searchable legislative database brings you up-to-date, real-time information about scope of practice legislation that has been introduced in the 50 states, territories and Washington, D.C. It includes all introduced legislation from 2015 to the present and is updated biweekly as legislation is identified by NCSL staff. Health Database
Updated November 18, 2024 Advancing Health Care Access and Affordability: Key Takeaways from the 2024 Legislative Session State legislatures are tackling many issues related to access and affordability of commercial health plans, including health care coverage, network adequacy, individual marketplaces, medical debt, price transparency and more. States enacted at least 99 bills related to health care costs, coverage and delivery in commercial markets in 2024. Health
Updated November 15, 2024 Health Workforce Legislation Database This database covers topics relating to health workforce, including several professions and strategies. It includes all enacted legislation from 2021 to present, and is updated biweekly as legislation is identified by NCSL staff. Health Database
Updated November 15, 2024 2024 Legislative Recap: Health Care Consolidation and Competition Research from the American Medical Association suggests health system consolidation is rising nationwide, prompting state policymakers to examine its impact on costs and quality of care. At least 34 bills relating to health system consolidation and competition were enacted across 22 states in 2024. These policies included oversight of health system mergers and acquisitions, health system contracting reforms, modifying certificate of need review and more. Health
Updated November 14, 2024 State Actions to Bolster the Public Health Workforce The current nationwide shortage of public health workers poses a challenge for states around carrying out public health services. States may consider a variety of strategies to bolster the public health workforce such as building or strengthening pipelines, creating or improving recruitment incentives, creating workforce study commissions and reducing barriers to public sector employment. Health
Updated November 12, 2024 Medicaid Reimbursement for Telehealth States may reimburse for telehealth under Medicaid if the service satisfies federal requirements of efficiency, economy and quality of care. Health Map Table