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President Biden's State of the Union address will include calls for insulin cost caps for privately insured patients and a renewed bid to close the Medicaid coverage gap in Republican-controlled states that haven't accepted the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion.

The big picture: Neither proposal has much of a chance, but the speech gives Biden a chance to draw contrasts with

Republicans in staunchly conservative states are championing some atypical legislation this session — promoting sex education, government welfare and more birth control.

The proposals are part of what some governors and lawmakers have referred to as a “new pro-life agenda” for the post-Roe era — one that is increasingly breaking with their party’s socially conservative approach to

A bill that would end dental, vision and hearing benefits for Medicaid recipients was vetoed by Gov. Andy Beshear Friday - keeping the additional benefits intact for now. Senate Bill 65 declared the benefits, which were established through an expansion approved by Beshear last year, were deficient under the state's emergency administrative regulations. The bill passed through the House 70-19,

PRIMGHAR, Iowa -- An administrative assistant at a home for adults with mental illness and disabilities has been arrested on suspicion of stealing more than $23,000 from residents during several months. Jennifer Storm, 48, of Primghar, was arrested Friday and booked into the O'Brien County Jail on 10 counts of dependent adult abuse and single counts of first-degree theft and ongoing criminal