Health and Human Services

Issue Brief

Silent or Silenced? Policies Designed to Prevent and Defend Against Elder Abuse

Issue Brief by Policy Analyst, Erin Twomey Partin | etpartin@csg.org What is Elder Abuse? As the U.S....
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First Look

Rural Health Transformation Program

A CSG South First Look The Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) is a federal initiative created...
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Issues to Watch

2026 Issues to Watch

State legislatures across the South are gearing up for the 2026 legislative session, developing and drafting...
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Issue Brief

Just What the Doctor Ordered: How States Are Reforming Pharmacy Benefit Manager Regulations

Issue Brief by Policy Analyst, Erin Twomey Partin | etpartin@csg.org The United States is the only country...
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Issue Brief

Many Roads Diverged in a Wood: The CONundrum of Certificate of Need’s Path Forward

Issue Brief by Policy Analyst, Erin Twomey Partin | etpartin@csg.org Certificate of Need (CON) laws are regulations...
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Issue Brief

From Likes to Laws: State Legal Protections for Child Influencers

Issue Brief by Policy Analysts:Katie Lee | klee@csg.org Erin Twomey | etwomey@csg.org Child influencers, sometimes referred to as...
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Regional Resource

Reinforcing Our “Steel Magnolias”: How the South Is Combatting High Maternal Mortality Rates

Regional Resource by Policy Analyst, Erin Twomey | etwomey@csg.org The United States has the highest maternal mortality...
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Policy Analysis

A Family Approach: Substance Abuse Impact and Solutions for Southern Foster Care Systems

CSG South, in partnership with Casey Family Programs, provides states with information and resources on child...
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Issues to Watch

2025 Issues to Watch

As the 2025 legislative cycle approaches, legislators across the South prepare and pre-file legislation to address...
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