U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee reaffirms bipartisan support for price transparency
James C. Capretta | Apr 19, 2021 | Federal
Federal court rules against hospitals in HHS price transparency lawsuit
Michael Goldberg | Jun 23, 2020 | Federal
Inslee calls on Washington manufacturers to produce personal protective equipment
Emily Boerger | Apr 1, 2020 | Washington
Attorney General Becerra Leads multistate coalition seeking preliminary injunction to halt Trump Administration’s public charge rule
The Office of Attorney General Xavier Becerra | Aug 27, 2019 | California
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra last night led a coalition of five attorneys general in filing a motion for preliminary injunction to block the Trump Administration’s Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds Final Rule, known as the “Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Public Charge Rule,” from taking effect while litigation continues. The Rule targets working immigrants and their families by
Washington state to exit Title X family planning program
Emily Boerger | Aug 23, 2019 | Washington
The Washington Department of Health announced on Thursday it will exit the Title X family planning program, following the Trump Administration’s rule restricting abortion services. In June 2018, the U.S. Health and Human Services Department published a proposed set of changes to the Title X family planning program. The new
Trump administration likely to deny Utah's 90/10 Medicaid funding request
Emily Viles | Jul 29, 2019 | Utah
The Washington Post reported late on Friday that the Trump Administration is likely to deny funding for Utah’s Medicaid expansion efforts. We have been tracking Utah’s 1115 waiver, and the implementation of Medicaid expansion provisions passed during the legislative session, for several months. Before the 2019 session began, Utahns passed
Ferguson files 38th lawsuit against Trump Administration, challenging "conscience rule"
Emily Boerger | May 29, 2019 | Washington
On Tuesday, Washington State’s Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed his 38th lawsuit against the Trump Administration. The lawsuit, filed in Spokane, challenges the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) recently issued “conscience rule,” which allows health professionals to delay or refuse certain types of medical care based on