Jen Kates
@jenkatesdc.bsky.social
Senior VP/Director, Global & Public Health Policy,
@kff.org. Health policy, epidemics, data, & parenting. NYC born & raised, DC is now home.
@kff.org. Health policy, epidemics, data, & parenting. NYC born & raised, DC is now home.
Ohio had already made changes awhile back (not related to the start of this administration, which is what we were tracking). In Ohio, you can get a flu or COVID-19 vaccine without a prescription:https://www.pharmacy.ohio.gov/documents/pubs/messages/2024-09-25%20e-news%20september%202024.pdf
www.pharmacy.ohio.gov
September 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Ohio had already made changes awhile back (not related to the start of this administration, which is what we were tracking). In Ohio, you can get a flu or COVID-19 vaccine without a prescription:https://www.pharmacy.ohio.gov/documents/pubs/messages/2024-09-25%20e-news%20september%202024.pdf
26 states have moved to allow pharmacists to administer COVID-19 vaccines without an Rx (5 do so for other vaccines).
13 states require state-regulated insurers to cover COVID-19 vaccines at no cost (4 for other vaccines).
22 states rely on non-federal sources for vaccine guidelines.
13 states require state-regulated insurers to cover COVID-19 vaccines at no cost (4 for other vaccines).
22 states rely on non-federal sources for vaccine guidelines.
September 25, 2025 at 1:08 PM
26 states have moved to allow pharmacists to administer COVID-19 vaccines without an Rx (5 do so for other vaccines).
13 states require state-regulated insurers to cover COVID-19 vaccines at no cost (4 for other vaccines).
22 states rely on non-federal sources for vaccine guidelines.
13 states require state-regulated insurers to cover COVID-19 vaccines at no cost (4 for other vaccines).
22 states rely on non-federal sources for vaccine guidelines.
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The pressure is increasingly falling on states to navigate recommendations and new federal rules.
Before, "in general, it didn’t matter where you lived,” said @jenkatesdc.bsky.social. “Now it does.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Before, "in general, it didn’t matter where you lived,” said @jenkatesdc.bsky.social. “Now it does.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
States rally to offset fracturing of federal healthcare agencies: ‘Diseases don’t see state lines’
Changes to regulatory or information environments will help states decouple from federal health recommendations
www.theguardian.com
September 21, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The pressure is increasingly falling on states to navigate recommendations and new federal rules.
Before, "in general, it didn’t matter where you lived,” said @jenkatesdc.bsky.social. “Now it does.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Before, "in general, it didn’t matter where you lived,” said @jenkatesdc.bsky.social. “Now it does.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
hopefully! Though w/o a specific rec, I think it is not necessarily guaranteed? Or at least could be challenged as such.
May 30, 2025 at 10:54 PM
hopefully! Though w/o a specific rec, I think it is not necessarily guaranteed? Or at least could be challenged as such.
MCC compacts with countries follow international treaty law, so ending these compacts is akin to breaking treaties.
www.gao.gov/assets/b-327...
www.gao.gov/assets/b-327...
www.gao.gov
April 24, 2025 at 11:35 AM
MCC compacts with countries follow international treaty law, so ending these compacts is akin to breaking treaties.
www.gao.gov/assets/b-327...
www.gao.gov/assets/b-327...