WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The Animal Legal Defense Fund, Cotati, California, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service advocating for the adoption of more rigorous standards for the care of breeding female dogs and the exercise and socialization of dogs under the Animal Welfare Act (AWA). The letter emphasizes that breeding female dogs face complex health challenges due to significant physical, physiological, and hormona  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 14 -- KFF, an organization that says it focuses on health policy, issued the following commentary by Senior Vice President Robin Rudowitz and policy analyst Amaya Diana: * * * Implementing Medicaid Work Requirements: Lessons from Unwinding The 2025 reconciliation law requires states to condition Medicaid eligibility for adults in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansion group and enrollees in partial expansion waiver programs (Georgia and Wisconsin) on  more