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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. Years Tracked: 2021-present.

Actived: 8 days ago

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

Health Disparities Legislation

Web Result2021. ME LD 274. Directs the Maine Health Data Organization to determine the best methods and definitions to use in collecting data to assist in analyzing the origins of racial and ethnic disparities in health care in the state and to submit a report with …

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Report Improving Rural Health: State Policy Options for Increasing

Web ResultThe coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and its effect on rural health cuts across many of the policy areas discussed in this brief. For example, many states have looked to bolster health insurance coverage and waive cost-sharing …

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State Employee Health Benefits, Insurance and Costs

Web ResultThe Pew Charitable Trust published a comprehensive report in 2014 highlighting state employee health care costs and found that: States and their employees spent $30.7 billion on insurance premiums in 2013; states paid $25.1 …

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Leveraging Career Pathway Programs: State Strategies to Combat …

Web ResultDirect Care: By 2026, the U.S. health care workforce is expected to have a shortage of about 3.2 million direct care professionals including medical assistants, home health aides and nursing assistants.; Registered Nurses: …

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Introduction to Medicaid

Web ResultIntroduction to Medicaid. Medicaid is a health insurance program for low-income people jointly funded and regulated by states and the federal government. Medicaid provides health insurance for millions of low-income …

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Commercial Health Insurance Mandates: State and Federal Roles

Web ResultHealth insurance mandates—enacted at either the federal or state level—usually fall into one of three categories: A requirement that health plans cover various health care services or treatments. Common mandates include services …

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Introduction to Value-Based Care

Web ResultThe Federal Role in Value-Based Care. Over the last two decades, the federal government has invested in testing value-based payment models. In 2010, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center …

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10 State Strategies for Improving Medicaid

Web ResultAs Medicaid consumes a larger share of state budgets, policymakers seek ways to improve outcomes, reduce costs and make sure their state’s program is managed as efficiently and effectively as possible. While there is no silver bullet, …

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Mental Health Matters: Policy Framework on Workforce Mental …

Web ResultOverview . More than 1 in 5 Americans, or 50 million people, live with a mental illness. At the same time, 46% of Americans will meet the criteria for a mental health condition at some point in their lives. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, …

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Licensure and Interstate Compacts

Web ResultLicensure. The granting of permission, most often from state governments, to practice a profession or occupation. Interstate Compact. A contract between two or more states creating an agreement on how to address a particular …

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Comprehensive Policy Approaches to Support the Aging Population

Web ResultTo date, four states have developed or implemented “master plans” that outline long-term, comprehensive approaches to support various aspects of aging across health, human services, housing, transportation, employment and …

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Diabetes State Mandates and Insulin Copayment Caps

Web ResultGiven the significance of diabetes in the U.S., many federal and state policymakers have pursued intervention strategies to improve access and coverage for diabetes-related services and treatments. This web page provides an overview …

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Legislative Summary: Addressing Disparities in Access to Health Care

Web ResultAccess to health care services varies greatly across populations in the United States and continues to be one of the system’s greatest disparities. People with low-incomes, people of color, LGBTQ+ communities and people living in rural …

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WIC Program Overview

Web ResultA program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, WIC is federally funded and administered by states, territories and tribal nations. It started as a pilot program in 1972 and was codified by Public Law 94 …

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Brief Medicaid Managed Care 101

Web ResultWashington, D.C. 202-624-5400. Medicaid managed care is how the majority of Medicaid beneficiaries receive coverage. This brief introduces Medicaid managed care, including how it works, how it has changed over time, evidence on …

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Addressing Overdose Deaths with Harm Reduction Measures

Web ResultAddressing Overdose Deaths with Harm Reduction Measures. According to provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 107,000 Americans died from a drug overdose in the 12 months …

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Report State Approaches to Ensuring Healthy Pregnancies …

Web ResultHealthy Start programs aim to reduce infant mortality rates, increase access to early prenatal care and remove barriers to health care access. Florida’s Healthy Start program was created legislatively in 1991 and screens all pregnant …

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