Actions Taken On Women's Health-Related Legislation In Colo., Ga., Mo., N.Y., S.D., Wash. State (Medical News Today)
The following highlights recent state news about women's health-related legislation. Colorado: On Monday, the House voted 41-23 to pass a bill (SB 3) aimed at expanding access to birth control for low-income residents of Colorado, the Greeley Tribune reports (Villegas, Greeley Tribune, 2/19).

Help available on Medicare plan options (The Steubenville Herald-Star)
The Ohio Department of Insurance is helping Ohio beneficiaries understand their plan options providing enrollment assistance and explaining how to avoid predatory sales practices during the Jan. 1 to March 31 Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment.

County expects to lose some federal funds (Park Rapids Enterprise)
Without passage of a moratorium on new federal rules for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Hubbard County social services will lose access to child welfare targeted case management funds beginning March 1.

Medicare Advantage plans ripe for fraud (Deseret Morning News)
When Medicare introduced Part D coverage to pay for prescription drugs in 2006, it gave seniors a golden opportunity to save money and crooks a golden opportunity to steal it.