Click in for more news from The Hill{beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story The states where ballot measures could reverse abortion bansVoters in 10 states will decide next month if they will adopt proposed constitutional amendments on abortion.   © APThere are 11 abortion-related ballot measures in 10 different states this year, most of which seek to protect abortion access until fetal viability, or when the fetus could survive outside the uterus.   There are five states with ballot measures that, if passed, would overturn current abortion bans: Nebraska, Florida, Arizona, Missouri and South Dakota.  Here is short rundown of those measures and where they stand:   Nebraska: The state’s general election will be unique since voters there will decide on two abortion-related constitutional amendments. One measure would amend the state constitution to recognize the right to an abortion and the other would codify the current law that bans abortion after the first trimester.  Florida: Voters will get to decide on whether to codify a right to an abortion in the state’s constitution, overturning the state’s current ban. Currently, abortions are banned after six weeks, a standard that abortion advocates say is particularly harsh since many do not know they are pregnant that early.   Arizona: Abortion is banned until 15 weeks into a pregnancy in Arizona. Voters will get to decide if they want to adopt a constitutional amendment that would enshrine the right to an abortion until 24 weeks.  Missouri: Missouri has one of the strictest abortion laws in the country, with the procedure banned unless deemed medically necessary. If the ballot initiative passes, abortion rights will be enshrined in the state constitution. South Dakota: Abortion is almost completely banned in South Dakota, and the current ballot initiative would enshrine abortion rights into the state constitution. If passed, the measure would make it illegal for the state to regulate abortion during the first trimester. It would also allow the state to regulate abortions in the second and third trimesters unless it is necessary to save the life of the mother.     Welcome to The Hill’s Health Care newsletter, we’re Joseph Choi and Alejandra O'Connell-Domenech — every week we follow the latest moves on how Washington impacts your health.   Did someone forward you this newsletter? Subscribe here.  Essential Reads How policy will be impacting the health care sector this week and beyond:  Tennessee court rules doctors who provide emergency abortions can’t be disciplinedThree judges in Tennessee issued an injunction that temporarily protects doctors in the state from being disciplined for performing medically necessary abortions.   The temporary injunction was issued Thursday in response to a lawsuit filed more than a year ago seeking to stop Tennessee’s abortion ban and require officials to clarify the “medical necessity exemption” under the current law.    Abortion has been banned …  Full Story  Drug companies that violate law would fund medical research under new Democratic legislationSen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) have introduced legislation that would require pharmaceutical companies that have entered settlement agreements over violating federal law to invest a portion of their profits into key agencies. Titled the “Medical Innovation Act,” the bill would apply to large drugmakers that are found to have violated federal laws and also have received federal funding that …  Full Story  Judge issues temporary injunction against Florida health officials over abortion ad threats  A Florida judge issued a temporary restraining order against health officials in the state, citing the First Amendment and siding with a group that brought forward a lawsuit alleging that its political speech had been censored in the state after it sponsored an ad in support of an abortion rights ballot initiative. The lawsuit came after the state’s Department of Health had sent a cease-and-desist letter to television …  Full Story   The Hill Event Get the Most from Your 2025 Medicare Drug Benefits | Sign up   Join The Hill on Oct. 22 as we convene Open Enrollment experts, policymakers and advocates to address key changes and updates expected from 2025 Medicare open enrollment. Speakers include: Tom Kornfield, founder & CEO, MAST Health Policy Solution; Amy Niles, Chief Mission Officer, PAN Foundation; and Julia Schreiber, Program Director, Maryland Department of Aging. Click here to RSVP   Around the Nation Local and state headlines on health care: Advocates call for new cabinet-level state agency to oversee children’s behavioral health (Rhode Island Current)  New Western State Hospital building under construction, will add 350 beds (The Seattle Times)  State to cut its planned per-person spending on care for low-income Oregonians (The Lund Report)  What We're Reading Health news we've flagged from other outlets: Chickenpox, shingles, Alzheimer’s? Evidence mounts for a viral cause of dementia (Stat)  Helene and CVS land double whammy for 25,000 patients who survive on IV nutrition (KFF Health News)  Mpox vaccine rollout in Congo slower than expected, health official says (Reuters)  What Others are Reading  Most read stories on The Hill right now: Kamala Harris continues to underperform in critical states Today’s polling speaks volumes; the Harris campaign’s increasing desperation speaks louder still. Read more How Matt Drudge turned on Trump   “American Psycho,” screamed the banner headline on the Drudge Report this week underneath a photo of former President Trump swaying back and forth … Read more What People Think Opinion related to health submitted to The Hill: Tennessee is protecting minors from trans activism — why why won’t Biden-Harris?   You're all caught up. See you next week!  Close Thank you for signing up! Subscribe to more newsletters here The latest in politics and policy. Direct to your inbox. 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