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Washington State Settles Foster Parent Lawsuit Over Religious Objections To Gender Identity Requirements
June 11, 2026A federal court in Washington State issued a permanent injunction settling a lawsuit brought by a foster family whose license renewal had been blocked because of their religious beliefs about supporting a child’s gender identity. Under the settlement, the Washington… -
UT Health Austin Named Most Trusted Health Care Brand In 2026; Emory Healthcare Most Compassionate; University Of Iowa Health Care Most ‘Human’
June 11, 2026UT Health Austin ranked first among health care brands for trust, followed by Mayo Clinic and Emory Healthcare, according to a consumer survey conducted by Monigle, an independent brand consultancy. Emory Healthcare ranked as the most compassionate health care brand,… -
High-Deductible Health Plans Linked To Reduced Buprenorphine Use Among Adults With OUD
June 11, 2026Privately insured adults receiving buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) who switched to a high-deductible health plan (HDHP) experienced a significant reduction in buprenorphine use and, in some cases, fewer outpatient visits related to OUD treatment. Among all individuals… -
Alaska Awards $15 Million Crisis Contact Center Services Contract To Careline Crisis Services
June 11, 2026The Alaska Department of Health, Division of Behavioral Health awarded a five-year contract valued at $15.1 million to Careline Crisis Services, Inc. to provide statewide crisis contact center services. The contract runs from the date of award for one year,… -
Placer County, California Approves Seven-Year, $131 Million Jail Health Care Contract With Correctional Healthcare Partners
June 11, 2026The Placer County, California Board of Supervisors selected Correctional Healthcare Partners for the county’s correctional health care services contract, replacing longtime contractor California Forensic Medical Group, a subsidiary of Wellpath, which had held the contract since 1989. The new contract,… -
Lawsuit Challenges Nebraska’s New Disability Assessment System After HCBS Budget Reductions
June 11, 2026An individual with developmental disabilities and four advocacy organizations are suing the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to challenge the state’s recent adoption of the interRAI assessment tool to determine level of care and individualized budgets. The… -
Parental Mental Health, Not Prenatal Antidepressant Use, Has Greater Link To Children’s Risk Of ADHD Or Autism
June 11, 2026Parental mental health status appears to have a greater effect on children’s long-term neurodevelopment than prenatal exposure to antidepressants, according to a recent analysis of 37 studies. The researchers found small associations between parental antidepressant use and children’s risk of… -
Three States Plan To Implement Medicaid Work Requirements Before January 2027 Federal Deadline
June 11, 2026Three states (Iowa, Montana, and Nebraska) are planning to implement Medicaid work and community engagement requirements before the federal implementation date of January 1, 2027. Beginning January 1, 2027, 43 states and the District of Columbia will be required to… -
ACF Launches $6 Million Pilot To Use Predictive Analytics For Child Welfare Risk Assessment
June 10, 2026The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced $6 million in competitive grant funding to help state, territorial, and tribal child welfare agencies pilot predictive analytics technology aimed at… -
North Carolina Healthy Opportunities Pilots Reduced Medicaid Costs By $164 PMPM & Improved Social Outcomes
June 10, 2026North Carolina’s Healthy Opportunities Pilots (HOP) program reduced Medicaid health care costs by an average of $164 per member per month (PMPM) for the 31,597 people enrolled in the program, according to the results of a multi-year evaluation. According to…
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