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State Public Health Legislation Database - National Conference of …

(8 days ago) WEBState 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 …

https://www.ncsl.org/health/state-public-health-legislation-database

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New Health Laws Are Taking Effect In Nearly 20 States

(7 days ago) WEBAlmost 20 states enacted healthcare laws taking effect in January, ranging from insurance regulation to gender-affirming care legislation. (Desilva, 1/2) A spate of …

https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/new-health-laws-are-taking-effect-in-nearly-20-states/

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Summary of State Legislative Efforts Aimed at Health Care

(9 days ago) WEBThe National Academy for State Health Policy tracked 35 bills on care delivery and payment transformation (introduced and enacted) across 17 states during …

https://nashp.org/summary-of-state-legislative-efforts-aimed-at-health-care-transformation-reforms/

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Public Health Law Modernization 2.0: Rebalancing Public Health …

(Just Now) WEBLegislation has been introduced or adopted in nearly every state that retrenches, or reduces, executive officials’ powers during emergencies. 31 – 33 Bills proposed or …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2022.01292

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Over Half of States Have Rolled Back Public Health …

(9 days ago) WEBA KHN review of hundreds of pieces of legislation found that, in all 50 states, legislators have proposed bills to curb such public health powers since the COVID-19 pandemic began. While some

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/2021-09-16/over-half-of-states-have-rolled-back-public-health-powers-in-pandemic

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Trends in US State Public Health Emergency Laws, 2021 2022

(Just Now) WEBFrom the beginning of the 2021 –2022 state legislative sessions to May 20, 2022, legislators introduced 1531 total bills to change the scope and allocation of emergency …

https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/pdf/10.2105/AJPH.2022.307214?download=true

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Tracking Public Health Authority Changes from 2021

(8 days ago) WEBIn the legislative sessions starting in January 2021 through May 20, 2022, state legislators introduced 1,531 bills to change the scope and allocation of emergency health authority. Of those 1,531 bills, 191 …

https://blog.petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/2023/01/25/tracking-public-health-authority-changes-from-2021-2022-legislative-sessions/

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Over Half Of States Have Rolled Back Public Health …

(8 days ago) WEBRepublican legislators in more than half of U.S. states, spurred on by voters angry about lockdowns and mask mandates, are taking away the powers state and local officials use to protect the …

https://health.wusf.usf.edu/health-news-florida/2021-09-15/over-half-of-states-have-rolled-back-public-health-powers-in-pandemic

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CDC - Home - Public Health Law - Centers for Disease Control and …

(5 days ago) WEBLast Reviewed: April 29, 2024. Source: Public Health Infrastructure Center, Public Health Law Program. CDC’s Public Health Law Program (PHLP) performs research, creates …

https://www.cdc.gov/phlp/index.html

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State legislatures renew the push to roll back Covid public health …

(3 days ago) WEBW ASHINGTON — State legislators are mobilizing anew to roll back public health measures meant to contain the spread of Covid-19. They are introducing bills in …

https://www.statnews.com/2022/02/22/state-legislatures-renew-push-roll-back-covid-related-public-health-measures/

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Public Health Authority Limits - LawAtlas

(Just Now) WEBPublic Health Authority Limits. Since January 1, 2021, legislators in all 50 states have introduced bills limiting the authority of governors, state health officials, and/or local …

https://lawatlas.org/datasets/public-health-authority-limits

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Healthy People 2020 Law and Health Policy health.gov

(2 days ago) WEBAdvancing Public Health Through Law and Policy. Law and policy are among the most effective tools to improve health. Many of the greatest public health …

https://health.gov/our-work/national-health-initiatives/healthy-people/healthy-people-2020/healthy-people-2020-law-and-health-policy

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Resources - Act for Public Health

(1 days ago) WEBFebruary 21, 2024. Join the American Public Health Association and Act for Public Health for a one-hour webinar to discuss public health priorities for this year’s legislative …

https://actforpublichealth.org/resources/

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Public Health Infrastructure and Pandemic Preparedness …

(8 days ago) WEBWhile the original version of the bill provided $51.8 billion for these purposes (with $36 billion directed toward improving the public health infrastructure and …

https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/issue-brief/public-health-infrastructure-and-pandemic-preparedness-provisions-in-the-build-back-better-act/

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State & Local Public Health: An Overview of Regulatory Authority

(3 days ago) WEBA: The public health system in the U.S. is a complex network of people and organizations in both public and private sectors that collaborate in various ways at national, state and …

https://www.publichealthlawcenter.org/resources/state-local-public-health-overview-regulatory-authority

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Why Public Health Faces a Crisis Across the U.S. - The New York …

(8 days ago) WEBThe Times interviewed more than 140 local health officials, public health experts and lawmakers, reviewed new state laws, analyzed local government …

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/18/us/coronavirus-public-health.html

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H.R.7585 - Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022

(Just Now) WEBFor example, the bill (1) requires more detailed reporting of demographic and health disparities data, including related to public health emergencies; (2) directs certain …

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7585

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U.S. Global Health Legislation Tracker KFF

(Just Now) WEBStates that it is a major objective of the foreign assistance program of the United States to help end the tuberculosis (TB) public health emergency through …

https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/fact-sheet/u-s-global-health-legislation-tracker/

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Here are the health care laws that Texas lawmakers changed The …

(1 days ago) WEBThe bill won overwhelming support in the Texas House but died in the Senate without a public hearing. The bipartisan legislation would have been an expansion on …

https://www.texastribune.org/2023/06/08/texas-legislature-health-bills/

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Health Bills - GovTrack.us

(9 days ago) WEBUse this page to browse bills in the U.S. Congress related to the subject Health, as determined by the Library of Congress. GovTrack helps everyone learn …

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/subjects/health/6130

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State bill would allow family access to nursing - KPBS Public Media

(5 days ago) WEBHowever, it died amid opposition from organizations representing state and county public health officials. That defeat led to the study Alvarez used as the basis of …

https://www.kpbs.org/news/health/2024/05/13/state-bill-would-allow-family-access-to-nursing-homes-during-declared-emergencies

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Legislation changing how state health officer is… 1819 News

(1 days ago) WEBGovernor Kay Ivey has signed legislation into law that changes how the state health officer is appointed and restructures the State Committee on Public …

https://1819news.com/news/item/legislation-changing-how-state-health-officer-is-appointed-becomes-law

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Public health funds at risk with California budget cuts

(3 days ago) WEBMay 13, 2024 4:04 PM. Public health leaders raised alarm at proposed cuts to California’s state and local health departments Monday, calling the proposal from …

https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article288481445.html

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NC House bill would end public health masking exemption

(1 days ago) WEBA COVID-19 pandemic exemption allowing masks to be worn in public would end in a revamped N.C. House Bill 237 with a title of “Unmasking Mobs and …

https://journalnow.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/revamping-of-nc-house-bill-would-end-public-health-masking-exemption/article_81aa1e66-1139-11ef-bf1a-c779dd688839.html

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SC’s legislative session ends. Here are bills that failed The State

(1 days ago) WEBUpdated May 10, 2024 4:54 PM. Rep. Brandon Guffey during a house session on Wednesday, May 8, 2024 in Columbia, S.C. (Travis Bell/STATEHOUSE CAROLINA) …

https://www.thestate.com/news/politics-government/article288249335.html

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Medical freedom vs. public health: Should fluoride be in our …

(3 days ago) WEBIn 2015, the U.S. Public Health Service, under the Department of Health and Human Services, set the optimal level of fluoride in water at 0.7 milligrams per liter — a …

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/fluoride-safe-drinking-water-cities-ban-rcna143605

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Governor Newsom Unveils Revised State Budget, Prioritizing …

(7 days ago) WEBThe budget maintains service levels for key housing, food, health care, and other assistance programs that Californians rely on while addressing the deficit by …

https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/05/10/revised-state-budget-may-2024-25/

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TN legislature: New bills passed in 2024 will change justice system

(7 days ago) WEBBills affecting TN justice system passed in 2024: Prison time, bail rules, mental health. While debates over the governor's controversial private school voucher …

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2024/05/06/tennessee-legislature-2024-new-bills-passed-change-judicial-system/73501872007/

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Illinois legislators try again on public defender bill - Chicago Tribune

(4 days ago) WEBIn Cook County, for example, the 2024 budget provided about $102 million for its public defender’s office, and close to $205 million for its state’s attorney’s office. The …

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/13/illinois-legislators-try-again-on-statewide-public-defender-legislation/

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New Jersey lawmakers pass overhaul of state's open records law

(8 days ago) WEBAssembly Speaker Craig Coughlin, in the central chair on the dais, moderates debate over legislation overhauling the state’s open records in Trenton, …

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/13/new-jersey-open-public-records-act-opra/6ebea84a-1174-11ef-9d37-865890cc2670_story.html

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NJ Senate passes OPRA reform bill for public records access

(9 days ago) WEBThe legislation was first enacted in 2002 and requires local, county and state government entities to provide the public with access to government records in …

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/new-jersey/2024/05/13/nj-senate-passes-opra-reform-bill-public-records-access/73675100007/

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A lawmaker with a brain disease used voice assist to back her bill …

(7 days ago) WEBRep. Jennifer Wexton of Virginia was diagnosed last year with rare disease that makes it hard to speak. She still advocated for a bill renaming a post office in her …

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/08/1249907456/jennifer-wexton-house-speech-voice-assist-brain-disease

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Massachusetts Department of Correction Selects VitalCore Health

(9 days ago) WEBMilford — Today, the Massachusetts Department of Correction (DOC) announced the selection of a new independent health care partner to deliver …

https://www.mass.gov/news/massachusetts-department-of-correction-selects-vitalcore-health-strategies-as-new-independent-health-care-partner

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EMS chief warns ambulance system 'close to collapsing' - Bergen …

(6 days ago) WEBWithin the northeast region, other states such as Connecticut have a Medicaid reimbursement rate of $293.90 per ride, according to legislation advocating for the …

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/new-jersey/2024/05/13/ems-chief-warns-ambulance-system-close-to-collapsing/73592723007/

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Private Health Plans During 2022 Paid Hospitals 254 Percent of …

(7 days ago) WEBMonday. May 13, 2024. Prices paid to hospitals during 2022 by employers and private insurers for both inpatient and outpatient services averaged 254 percent of what …

https://www.rand.org/news/press/2024/05/13.html

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What is Narcan? Austin health officials lead fentanyl overdose …

(Just Now) WEB0:45. Two weeks ago, Austin had a more than 1,000% increase in overdoses caused by fentanyl-laced drugs. Seventy-nine calls came in five days, with nine deaths. …

https://www.statesman.com/story/news/healthcare/2024/05/14/narcan-nasal-spray-how-to-use-opioid-overdose-fentanyl-austin-health/73644540007/

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