News Bipartisan child care bill targets workforce pipeline, insurance costs A bipartisan House bill would spend nearly $17 million to expand child care workforce training, behavioral health supports, and insurance study efforts. Andrew Pomeranz
News General Assembly closer to giving direct primary care docs legal protection Doctors who fled the health insurance system to offer transparent prices and more personal care got a boost from state lawmakers. The Senate passed House Bill 471, 46-0, Wednesday, June 3, shielding direct primary care doctors — doctors who accept monthly cash payments rather than insurance — from Department of Insurance regulation. The bill returns... Julie Havlak