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STAT’s team of health and medicine reporters are covering the latest life sciences and health tech news from across the country. We have reporters based in California, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Indiana, Minnesota, and Washington D.C., covering the latest health care news whereever it hits. The coverage on this page includes our best stories about state policymakers, state legislative sessions, and other major deals in states like Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania, and Illinois.

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First Opinion Sean Scanlon

Connecticut’s comptroller explains his thinking about GLP-1s for state employees

Hospitals Allison DeAngelis

STAT Plus: Mass General Brigham CEO opens up about the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute split

Politics Sarah Owermohle

STAT Plus: Republicans aren’t quite done talking about Obamacare, after all

Insurance Tara Bannow

STAT Plus: Elevance’s embattled bid to buy Louisiana’s Blues plan was a stretch to begin with

Politics John Wilkerson

STAT Plus: Ron DeSantis wants to import drugs from Canada. Biden’s FDA just blasted his plan

First Opinion Ashley Ward

Why it’s so difficult to count the number of heat-related deaths

First Opinion Dana Brown and Christopher Morten

STAT Plus: Public pharma is the best solution to the ongoing problem of drug shortages

First Opinion Max Baucus

Former Sen. Max Baucus: Breakthrough Alzheimer’s drugs are out of reach for many in rural states like Montana

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Hospitals Bob Herman

STAT Plus: States increasingly look to regulate hospital facility fees

First Opinion Meredithe McNamara

Right-wing politicians are stoking renewed moral panic about HIV

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Health J. Emory Parker

How abortion access changed in the first year after Roe v. Wade, in 8 charts

First Opinion Podcast Torie Bosch

Listen: Physicians have a moral and professional obligation to get into ‘good trouble’

First Opinion Myechia Minter-Jordan

Medicaid adult dental benefits are shamefully — and dangerously — inadequate in most states

First Opinion Alphonse Provinziano

The court system is not ready for child custody disputes over gender-affirming care

First Opinion Shira Fischer

Your health insurance may not be as good your state requires — and it’s perfectly legal

First Opinion Katie McHugh, Gabriel Bosslet, Caroline Rouse and Tracey Wilkinson

Doctors think “advocate” is a dirty word. But it’s our ethical responsibility

Politics John Wilkerson

STAT Plus: Congress took on high drug prices in Medicare. Now Biden wants to take it to Medicaid

First Opinion Jeffrey Singer

One simple fix for the primary care shortage: assistant physicians

Health Nicholas Florko

R.J. Reynolds sues California to protect ‘crisp’ cigarettes from flavor ban

Pharmalot Ed Silverman

STAT Plus: Maryland pushes first-of-its-kind bill to promote alternatives to animals in biomedical research

Hospitals Bob Herman

STAT Plus: HCA, Louisiana hospital system sue FTC over review of hospital deal

Special Report Eric Boodman

In a town plagued by an environmental crisis, a local abortion debate consumes public attention

Politics Sarah Owermohle

STAT Plus: Supreme Court pauses new limits on abortion pill, pending further review next week

Health Geoff Mulvihill and John Hanna — Associated Press

Next abortion battles may be among states with clashing laws

Health Theresa Gaffney

As states ban gender-affirming care, Minnesota aims to be a refuge for trans youth

Health Nicholas Florko

STAT Plus: Arizona plans to dramatically increase hepatitis C testing and treatment in prisons

Politics John Wilkerson

STAT Plus: Would the federal government defer to states to regulate PBMs?

Politics Rachel Cohrs

STAT Plus: Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla maxed out campaign contributions to Dr. Oz ahead of midterm elections

Insurance Rachel Cohrs

STAT Plus: How can states keep people insured after Medicaid protections lapse? Connecticut has an idea