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Sarah Owermohle reported on the administration’s health care initiatives, federal health policy, and its intersection with politics and the courts. She joined STAT in 2022 after covering health policy at Politico. She was also the co-author of the free, twice-weekly D.C. Diagnosis newsletter.

WASHINGTON — While Vice President Harris and former President Trump are dominating the headlines in the last two weeks before the election, there is a lengthy list of health care proposals and down-ballot races that could heavily shape health policy.  

More than a dozen states are voting on health care issues ranging from abortion access to psychedelics use, paying for long-term care, and medically assisted suicide.

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A handful of those states with ballot initiatives also have key Senate races that could dictate which party controls the chamber and sets the agenda next year. 

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