Medicaid expansion significantly increases buprenorphine prescriptions for opioid treatment, highlighting insurance's role in addressing the opioid crisis and ensuring access to addiction medication.

4.7 million Floridians rely on the federal health insurance marketplace and enhanced premium subsidies. Extension of these subsidies is crucial to prevent coverage loss and maintain access to affordable care.

Maryland’s $2.7B Medicaid funding cuts tighten eligibility and reduce access to primary and specialty care, impacting long-term care and rural health providers.

Over 600,000 Ohioans have been disenrolled from Medicaid since 2023 amid a national unwinding process post-COVID, raising concerns about coverage and healthcare access.

Medicaid funding cuts are driving closures of rural hospital obstetrics services, increasing travel distances and risks for maternal care. Explore how financial pressures and policy changes impact prenatal and delivery care access nationwide.

A new federal tax and spending bill threatens Medicaid funding for Maine's top reproductive health providers, Planned Parenthood and Maine Family Planning, risking access to essential sexual and reproductive health services in underserved communities.

Novo Nordisk expands access to Wegovy with a new self-pay pricing program and pursues legal actions against unauthorized compounded drug sales, impacting the obesity treatment market.

Legislation proposes Medicare reimbursement for nurses conducting annual wellness visits at rural health clinics to expand access and reduce costs for beneficiaries.

Nearly 70 Rite Aid pharmacies closing in Western New York by June 2025 reduces local access to medications and pharmacy services. Erie County health officials provide guidance for safe prescription transfers and continuity of care.

Analysis of the One Big Beautiful Bill's proposed Medicaid cuts shows potential coverage losses for 7.7 million Americans, with concerns over work requirements and eligibility changes.