Navigating either Medicare or Medicaid can be hard enough; states are seeking ways to help the “duals” who qualify for both.

States are using emerging research and new resources to address rising commercial health care prices.

The year’s major legislative trends in prescription drug policy included pharmacy benefit manager reforms, lowering patient costs and increasing access, and curbing high drug prices.

As scientists learn more about the health and environmental effects of PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” states are taking action.

Forecast ’24: Health policy will continue to be a focus in legislatures in 2024, as states grapple with health workforce shortages and increased behavioral health challenges while finding ways to take full advantage of Medicaid services.

With the post-pandemic health care workforce stretched to its limits, state legislatures are in search of solutions. Interstate licensure compacts have emerged as a reliable means to add some depth to local labor pools.