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    Labor & Employment Law Daily Wrap Up, VITAL BRIEFING—Significant state health laws take effect in 2025 as federal changes begin, (Jan 23, 2025)

    By Cathleen Calhoun, J.D.

    Recent state health law changes either took effect in January, or will take effect in July, but with federal health law changes taking place or on the horizon, will the state legislatures do more?

    Many state legislatures were busy over the last 12 mon ...

    By Cathleen Calhoun, J.D.

    Recent state health law changes either took effect in January, or will take effect in July, but with federal health law changes taking place or on the horizon, will the state legislatures do more?

    Many state legislatures were busy over the last 12 months enacting laws that will mostly expand health care for their residents in 2025. Most changes are effective either January 1 or July 1, 2025, and of note are state laws in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, New Jersey, and Washington, that at times have both health law and employment law implications. With the Trump administration making federal health law changes, and more expected, state health laws are notable, especially since some touch on expanding health care for immigrants, abortion coverage, and other topics that are not stated priorities in the new administration. As state legislatures reconvene in 2025, proposals for more changes in their state health laws are expected.

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