Senators Could Help Lower Health Care Costs for Millions
Posted OnJanuary 14, 2026 byThe U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on January 7th that could reverse dramatic increases in the cost of health insurance for millions of people, and now the U.S. Senate needs to act. Congressional inaction at the end of 2025 allowed enhanced advance premium tax credits to expire. These tax credits helped make insurance…Read More…
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Posted OnJanuary 14, 2026 byLast week, the federal government released the most recent version of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. These recommendations are traditionally updated every five years and are an opportunity for new research on healthy eating to be incorporated into recommendations for lawmakers and nutrition professionals by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of…Read More…
Update on our work in Montana
Posted OnJanuary 5, 2026 byWhile forty six other states prepare to head into session, Montana is taking the chance to enjoy an uninterrupted ski season. Truthfully, that’s not actually what we do during the long interim period. Instead, it’s a combination of implementing past legislation, dealing with federal changes, and working on issues that can be addressed through regulation….Read More…
Oregon Legislative Session: Healthy Meals & Safer Schools
Posted OnJanuary 5, 2026 byThe Oregon legislative session is just around the corner with the first deadline – presession filing deadline – having come and gone. But we’re hitting the ground running with two priorities: School Meals for All and Cardiac Emergency Response Plans (CERP). In the waning days of the November interim days, we secured legislator champions for…Read More…
Special Session is Complete
Posted OnJanuary 5, 2026 byWith the close of the special legislative session in Nevada, seven days being referred to as ‘chaos’ and ‘a fiasco’, it’s still difficult to determine if the special session was worthwhile or all for naught. One of the priority issues for the Governor failed to move forward. However, it did see approval of SB3, creating…Read More…
The 2026 Idaho Legislative Session Starts Next Week
Posted OnJanuary 5, 2026 byThe 2026 Legislative Session starts on January 12th and we are getting ready for the legislative whirlwind we are about to hit! As we have for the past several years, we will be defending Medicaid expansion. A bill to repeal the expansion will be introduced again in 2026, along with several other bills to restrict…Read More…
Priorities for the 2026 Hawaii Legislative Session
Posted OnJanuary 3, 2026 byThe 2026 Hawaii Legislative Session starts January 21 and we anticipate it will be a very busy one. We will focus on several key priorities, including: Adding hands-only CPR training to high school curriculum and ensuring schools are ready when a cardiac emergency happens on school grounds by having a cardiac emergency response plan in…Read More…
Priorities for the 2026 Utah Legislative Session
Posted OnJanuary 3, 2026 byThe 2026 Utah Legislative Session starts, January 20, and we anticipate it will be a very busy one. We will focus on a few key areas: Protecting access to affordable healthcare for Utahns. Ensuring schools are ready when a cardiac emergency happens on school grounds. By implementing a CERP (cardiac emergency response plan) schools will…Read More…
Why 20 Minutes of Seat Time at School Meals Matters More Than You Think
Posted OnJanuary 2, 2026 bySchool breakfast and lunch are some of the most underestimated parts of a student’s day. Lunch is sandwiched between lessons, squeezed by schedules, and often treated as a logistical hurdle rather than a meaningful part of a student’s day. But those 20 minutes of seat time during lunch can shape a child’s health, behavior, and…Read More…
Introducing our new Community Advocacy Director, Lake Majestic!
Posted OnDecember 15, 2025 byLake Majestic has joined the Field Advocacy team as a Community Advocacy Director, working to lead and advance Heart’s policy agenda in our multi-state eastern region, which includes the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, and West Virginia. He has spent three years on the Federal Advocacy team managing a wide-ranging legislative portfolio, including tobacco control,…Read More…