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The EMPWRD Patient Foundation · Health Policy

Healthcare Legislation Tracker

The health policy bills moving in your state and in Congress, in plain language, with a clear read on what each one means for patients and how to act.

Health policy gets decided in two places at once. Congress sets the federal floor, and your state builds on top of it. A rule written in Washington can reshape coverage for millions, and a bill signed in your state capitol can change what care you reach next month. Watch only one level and you miss half of what governs your access.

The states are the country’s testing ground. Each one runs its own experiment on how to lower cost, widen access, and protect people from being denied care. What works in one state becomes the model the next state copies, and the idea Congress eventually adopts. Tracking all fifty is how you spot the approaches that actually meet patient needs before they spread.

None of it passes on its own. The bills that help patients get across the line when patients and the advocates who stand with them show up, tell their stories, and hold lawmakers to account. The patient voice is not a nice addition to this fight. It is what decides it. That is why this database exists. It is here to make sure you see the moments to share your story and understand how the bills in motion touch your own health and well-being.

400
Bills tracked
51 + Fed
States covered

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Select a state to see its bills, or view federal legislation below.

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400 bills

Bills in progress

86 still moving

These are not settled. This is where your voice can still change the outcome.

Signed into law314 enacted

Already on the books

These bills are settled. Study them to see what to push for and what to guard against as similar bills move in your state.

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This tracker is compiled and maintained by The EMPWRD Patient Foundation. Sponsorship covers the cost of research, sourcing, and monthly updates, and keeps the database free to patients, advocates, and journalists.

Interested in supporting the tracker and expanding its reach? Reach out to info@archo.io.