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The bill provides $27.1 million to address shortfalls in Medicaid funding in the Northern Mariana Islands and extends critical autism-related programs.

In the current legislative cycle, there are several policy strategies that support the development and integration of community health workers into the public health workforce, including dedicated federal funding and state laws supporting ...

Responding to Disruptions in Access to Controlled Substance Medications: A Guide for State Health Departments and Their Partners Responding to Disruptions in Access to Controlled Substance Medications astho, association of state and ...

Investing in Indiana’s Public Health Infrastructure Through Community-Driven Policy Change public health infrastructure, community driven policy, indiana state health commissioner, public health system, indiana department of health, ...

DELPH scholars discuss the important role of Community Health Workers (CHWs) in the public health workforce, the need for support, recognition, and investment in their development, and the importance of sustainable funding for CHW programs ...

In recognition of American Heart Month, this episode focuses on the important role that community health workers (CHWs) play in Virginia’s statewide approach to addressing health disparities and heart disease, in particular.

Sustaining DMI: A State Health Official’s Guide to Enhanced Funding Sustainable financing strategies for state health officials to support data modernization and Medicaid. What is the relationship between a state’s Medicaid program and its ...

Recent legislation at both the state and federal levels has significantly affected the ability of health care providers to serve patients virtually and across state lines.

Learn how flexible telehealth policies expand access to care.

Congress released FY24 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations bill.

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) has become more prevalent in the United States, with the hospitalization rate increasing from 2.9 to 7.3 hospitalizations per 1,000 newborn births between 2009 and 2017. NAS occurs in newborns who ...

One Big Beautiful Bill Law Summary Learn how the recently passed One Big Beautiful Bill impacts key public health initiatives in this legislative alert. On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into ...

Learn about health legislative priorities through the end of 2025, related to Medicaid and Medicare, the Affordable Care Act, site-neutral payments, and more.

As the conversation about the importance of mental health continues to unfold, health agencies have a critical role to play in supporting positive mental health outcomes through nutrition support and food assistance programs.

The Maternal, Infant, Early Childhood Home Visiting program, which provides visiting services to parents with young children, is up for Congressional reauthorization. This post explores the importance of the program and why it should be ...

Three ways policymakers are addressing access to care are through telehealth, safety net and emergency services, and adjusted reimbursement rates to Medicaid-enrolled providers.

The opioid crisis continues to claim the lives of thousands across the United States and has cost the economy billions in health care, mortality, and criminal justice costs. In 2018, it’s estimated that 67,367 people died of overdose, with ...

As we celebrate National Rural Health Day this year, we are reminded of how important telehealth can be for public health and healthcare. Telehealth can minimize challenges faced by rural patients and communities—such as transportation, ...

As a truly historic year comes to an end, many public health policy issues received a considerable amount of attention in 2020. Subjects such as the pandemic that will live on in infamy, racial health disparities, and the future of the ...

State and federal efforts to bolster health care access for underserved rural communities.