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Missouri state Rep. Darin Chappell and House Majority Leader Alex Riley confer in the Missouri House in March (Tim Bommel/Missouri House Communications).

Plan to put Medicaid work requirements in Missouri state Constitution draws public opposition

Advocates for cancer patients, people with developmental disabilities and their caregivers urged Missouri lawmakers Wednesday to reject a proposal writing Medicaid work requirements into the state ...

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Vice President JD Vance said Wednesday the Trump administration will withhold $259 million in federal Medicaid money owed to Minnesota “in order to ensure that the state of Minnesota takes its ...

Economy Whitmer’s final State of the State speech to include pitches on medical debt, housing reforms By Ben Solis Michigan Advance – 2/25/26

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will highlight her record after nearly a decade in office as Michigan’s chief executive Wednesday evening, but don’t expect the governor’s eighth and final State of the ...

Health care Vos relents, Wisconsin Assembly to vote on postpartum Medicaid, breast cancer screening bills By Baylor Spears Wisconsin Examiner – 2/19/26

Eight Republican state Assembly lawmakers announced at 9:45 p.m. Wednesday that gridlock is ending on bills to provide a year of Medicaid coverage to postpartum mothers and ensure cancer screenings ...

Abortion Nebraska lawmakers reject bill to require screenings of coercion, abuse for abortion patients By Erin Bamer Nebraska Examiner – 2/04/26

LINCOLN — In the first cloture vote of Nebraska’s 2026 legislative session, lawmakers rejected an attempt to update state abortion statutes to require screenings for coercion and abuse. ...

Health care South Dakota House stops proposal asking voters to repeal Medicaid expansion By Makenzie Huber South Dakota Searchlight – 1/29/26

Lawmakers in the state House of Representatives halted an effort to send a proposed repeal of expanded Medicaid to South Dakota voters. The effort would have placed a state constitutional amendment ...

Abortion Indiana abortion-inducing drug ban passes Senate, heads to House By Leslie Bonilla Muñiz Indiana Capital Chronicle – 1/28/26

Legislation that would let anyone sue over the illegal use of abortion-inducing drugs in Indiana — with the potential to earn at least $100,000 a pop — cleared the Senate on Tuesday in a 35-10 ...

Health care Wisconsin Senate approves constitutional amendments on anti-DEI, partial veto and health emergency closures By Baylor Spears Wisconsin Examiner – 1/22/26

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During South Dakota’s State of the State address last week, Gov. Larry Rhoden (R) spread misinformation about abortion pills and promoted “abortion reversal medication,” which is highly discredited by medical experts.

Elections New and notable 2026 candidates in the Midwest who support Medicare for All By Richard Eberwein – 1/20/26

Numerous Democratic candidates running in the 2026 midterms are offering support for Medicare for All as the health care debate in the United States resurfaces.

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