Hawaii, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Vermont, and Utah are the top-ranked states according to the Commonwealth Fund’s 2018 Scorecard on State Health System Performance. The scorecard assesses all 50 states and the District of Columbia on more than 40 measures of access to health care, quality of care, efficiency in care delivery, health outcomes, and income-based health care...Continue reading→

When the Trump Administration ended Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program grants two years early, many grantees filed lawsuits. Last week, a federal judge ruled that the Administration unlawfully terminated the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program (the fourth such decision in recent weeks). In this case, the court ordered the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) to...Continue reading→

Last week, Medicaid expansion was approved in Virginia and four states (UT, ID, NE and MT*) will have measures on the ballot this fall. (*Montana’s current expansion is set to expire in 2019, hence the ballot measure to continue the program.) Unfortunately, some red states continue to weaken the Medicaid program with new waivers for...Continue reading→

Eager to learn more about the anticipated public charge rules? Join Protecting Immigrant Families – Washington State for a lunch and learn on June 12, 2018 from 12:00pm – 1:30pm. RSVP here and please spread the word. The event is geared towards ethnic media reporters, leaders and influencers, but is open to all community members...Continue reading→

Vox has been doing in-depth reporting on emergency room hospital costs and their latest report was on surprise billing. The profiled patient went to an in-network emergency room only to receive a nearly $8,000 bill. The article includes this great quote from a researcher: “Even with a PhD in surprise billing, you couldn’t make sure...Continue reading→