The chairs of NCSL’s Children, Families and Human Services Committee recently met to discuss the health workforce, prevention of child maltreatment, behavioral health, maternal and child health, Medicaid and other timely issues.

More states aim to leverage the education and training of health professionals to bridge gaps in health care access in wake of the nationwide health worker shortage.

Facing a shortage of weight-loss drugs, some pharmacies and clinics are “compounding” their own versions of the medications and skirting rules meant to keep consumers safe.

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to resolve the issues in a case involving emergency abortion care for Idaho women and instead sent it back to lower courts for consideration.

Delaware and Louisiana are among the states that have passed bills to support mothers and families in every part of pregnancy, including after the baby is born.

Over the past two years, state legislatures across the country have sought to reduce barriers to oral health care by addressing insurance and payment reform, strengthening the oral health workforce and expanding access to teledentistry.