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Status of Abortion Litigation in State Courts

In many states, abortion providers and advocates are challenging state abortion bans, contending that the bans violate the state constitution or another state law. This state litigation tracker presents up-to-date information on the ongoing litigation challenging state abortion policy.

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Explore the latest national and state-specific data and policies on women’s health, including health status, insurance coverage, use of preventive services, and more.

Most "dual-eligible" individuals (8.9 million in 2024) are eligible for Medicaid benefits that are not otherwise covered by Medicare, including long-term care.

More than 800 up-to-date, state-level health indicators can be mapped, ranked, and downloaded.

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  • Health Coverage and Care in the South: A Chartbook

    Report

    The South has faced longstanding disparities in health and health care, although significant variation exists between southern states. As a group, compared to those in other regions, Southerners are more likely to be uninsured, less likely to have access to needed health services, and more likely to experience a number of chronic health conditions. This chartbook provides key data on the demographic and economic characteristics of the southern population as well as their health status, health insurance coverage, and access to care today.

  • CHIP Enrollment Snapshot: December 2013

    Issue Brief

    This report focuses on changes in monthly CHIP enrollment between December 2012 and December 2013. This is a long standing report that collects monthly CHIP enrollment data for December (and June, not reported here) going back to 2000. While the data provided in this report are not directly comparable to the data released by CMS, they provide context for the preliminary data released by CMS, illustrating historical trends in CHIP enrollment.

  • Medicaid Enrollment Snapshot: December 2013

    Issue Brief

    This report focuses on changes in monthly Medicaid enrollment between December 2012 and December 2013. This is a long standing report series that collects monthly Medicaid enrollment data for December (and June, not reported here) going back to 2000. While the most recent data included in this report predate preliminary data released by CMS that show the early effects of full implementation of the ACA, this report series is an important source of historical trend data that provides the necessary context to understand these new sources of Medicaid enrollment data. In addition to providing historical trends, these data also provide more detail about enrollment, such as the distribution of the enrollment among children, adults,or the elderly and people with disabilities, as well as Medicaid enrollment trends for each of these groups.

  • New York Times Upshot/Kaiser Family Foundation Polls in Four Southern States

    Poll Finding

    With the end of the initial open enrollment period for new insurance options under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), The New York Times Upshot/Kaiser Family Foundation Polls In Four Southern States examines public opinion on the health care law and the upcoming midterm election in Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, and North Carolina.