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AP PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — State funds could be used to pay for health plans that cover state workers and Medicaid recipients seeking abortions under a…

By AMANDA SEITZ and ANITA SNOW - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Days out from a surgery and with a young son undergoing chemotherapy, Kyle McHenry…

By JIM SALTER and SUMMER BALLENTINE - Associated Press CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge on Wednesday temporarily halted enforcement of a…

By JIM SALTER and SUMMER BALLENTINE - Associated Press CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge on Wednesday temporarily halted a first-of-its-kind rule…

By CLAIRE RUSH - Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — For most of her life in New Mexico, Christina Wood felt like she had to hide…

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM - Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s dominant health insurance provider could transfer…

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and SUMMER BALLENTINE - Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri ACLU on Monday sued to block new state…

By JONEL ALECCIA - AP Health Writer At age 93, struggling with the effects of a stroke, heart failure and recurrent cancer, Teri Sheridan was ready to…

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)(THE CONVERSATION) Vicente Arenas moved to the edge of…

By AMY BETH HANSON - Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana's Republican governor indicated Monday he would sign a bill to ban gender-affirming…