Shalina Chatlani
@chatlanis.bsky.social
Health care reporter for Stateline. Investigations, bikes, and dumplings. Schatlani (at) stateline dot org. Follow me on TikTok! https://www.tiktok.com/@shalinathewriter and instagram -- @shalina.chatlani
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From Shalina Chatlani: As more private equity firms buy health care physician practices, states are pushing back on acquisitions that some critics say could potentially gut health care infrastructure. https://stateline.org/2025/11/21/new-state-laws-tackle-private-equitys-growing-role-in-health-care/
New state laws tackle private equity’s growing role in health care • Stateline
As more private equity firms buy health care physician practices and facilities, states are pushing back on acquisitions that some critics say could potentially gut health care infrastructure.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
From Shalina Chatlani: As more private equity firms buy health care physician practices, states are pushing back on acquisitions that some critics say could potentially gut health care infrastructure. https://stateline.org/2025/11/21/new-state-laws-tackle-private-equitys-growing-role-in-health-care/
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The Trump administration has made deep cuts to the main federal agency focused on fighting opioid addiction, potentially jeopardizing the nation’s recent progress on reducing overdose deaths, some public health officials and providers say. From @chatlanis.bsky.social via @stateline.org
Progress on overdose deaths could be jeopardized by federal cuts, critics say • New Hampshire Bulletin
The Trump administration has made deep cuts to the main federal agency focused on fighting opioid addiction, potentially jeopardizing the nation’s recent progress on reducing overdose deaths, some…
newhampshirebulletin.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The Trump administration has made deep cuts to the main federal agency focused on fighting opioid addiction, potentially jeopardizing the nation’s recent progress on reducing overdose deaths, some public health officials and providers say. From @chatlanis.bsky.social via @stateline.org
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From @chatlanis.bsky.social: The Trump administration has made deep cuts to the main federal agency focused on fighting opioid addiction, potentially jeopardizing the nation’s recent progress on reducing overdose deaths, some public health officials and providers say.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:46 PM
From @chatlanis.bsky.social: The Trump administration has made deep cuts to the main federal agency focused on fighting opioid addiction, potentially jeopardizing the nation’s recent progress on reducing overdose deaths, some public health officials and providers say.
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States prepare for rapid price changes as Congress mulls Obamacare subsidies | via @chatlanis.bsky.social #ksleg
States prepare for rapid price changes as Congress mulls Obamacare subsidies • Kansas Reflector
States are preparing for the possibility of a rapid shift in the cost of ACA health plans, depending on whether Congress extends subsidies.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:10 AM
States prepare for rapid price changes as Congress mulls Obamacare subsidies | via @chatlanis.bsky.social #ksleg
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States are preparing for the possibility of a rapid shift in the cost of Obamacare health plans, depending on whether Congress extends the subsidies, Shalina Chatlani reports.
https://stateline.org/2025/10/30/states-prepare-for-rapid-price-changes-as-congress-mulls-obamacare-subsidies/
https://stateline.org/2025/10/30/states-prepare-for-rapid-price-changes-as-congress-mulls-obamacare-subsidies/
States prepare for rapid price changes as Congress mulls Obamacare subsidies • Stateline
States are preparing for the possibility of a rapid shift in the cost of Obamacare health plans, depending on whether Congress extends the subsidies that are at the center of the federal government shutdown. No matter what Congress does, the amount insurers charge for coverage sold on the marketplaces created by the Affordable Care Act […]
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October 31, 2025 at 2:01 PM
States are preparing for the possibility of a rapid shift in the cost of Obamacare health plans, depending on whether Congress extends the subsidies, Shalina Chatlani reports.
https://stateline.org/2025/10/30/states-prepare-for-rapid-price-changes-as-congress-mulls-obamacare-subsidies/
https://stateline.org/2025/10/30/states-prepare-for-rapid-price-changes-as-congress-mulls-obamacare-subsidies/
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Via Shalina Chatlani: States are preparing for the possibility of a rapid shift in the cost of Obamacare health plans, depending on whether Congress extends the subsidies that are at the center of the federal government shutdown. https://ow.ly/k1pA50XkIxX
October 31, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Via Shalina Chatlani: States are preparing for the possibility of a rapid shift in the cost of Obamacare health plans, depending on whether Congress extends the subsidies that are at the center of the federal government shutdown. https://ow.ly/k1pA50XkIxX
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Via Shalina Chatlani and Stateline: States have enacted dozens of laws this year to lower prescription drug costs. They cannot lower drug prices directly, but they can go after parts of the supply chain to lower patients’ costs and reduce spending in state-run health plans. https://ow.ly/mq4J50XkstF
October 30, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Via Shalina Chatlani and Stateline: States have enacted dozens of laws this year to lower prescription drug costs. They cannot lower drug prices directly, but they can go after parts of the supply chain to lower patients’ costs and reduce spending in state-run health plans. https://ow.ly/mq4J50XkstF
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From Shalina Chatlani: States have enacted dozens of laws this year to lower prescription drug costs for their residents — and many more are considering following suit.
https://stateline.org/2025/10/30/dozens-of-states-tackle-high-prescription-drug-costs/
https://stateline.org/2025/10/30/dozens-of-states-tackle-high-prescription-drug-costs/
Dozens of states tackle high prescription drug costs • Stateline
In the absence of much federal action, states have enacted dozens of laws this year to lower prescription drug costs for their residents — and many more are considering following suit.
stateline.org
October 30, 2025 at 1:41 PM
From Shalina Chatlani: States have enacted dozens of laws this year to lower prescription drug costs for their residents — and many more are considering following suit.
https://stateline.org/2025/10/30/dozens-of-states-tackle-high-prescription-drug-costs/
https://stateline.org/2025/10/30/dozens-of-states-tackle-high-prescription-drug-costs/
With Medicaid cutbacks on the horizon, millions in the U.S. are expected to go uninsured. In the Mississippi Delta region — one of the poorest places in the U.S. — people are stressed and mad.
In the rural South where Medicaid has been a lifeline, residents brace for cuts
With Medicaid cutbacks on the horizon, millions in the U.S. are expected to go uninsured. In the Mississippi Delta region — one of the poorest places in the U.S. — people are stressed and mad.
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October 27, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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With Medicaid cutbacks on the horizon, millions in the U.S. are expected to go uninsured. In the Mississippi Delta region — one of the poorest places in the U.S. — people are stressed and mad.
In the rural South where Medicaid has been a lifeline, residents brace for cuts
With Medicaid cutbacks on the horizon, millions in the U.S. are expected to go uninsured. In the Mississippi Delta region — one of the poorest places in the U.S. — people are stressed and mad.
n.pr
October 27, 2025 at 12:13 PM
With Medicaid cutbacks on the horizon, millions in the U.S. are expected to go uninsured. In the Mississippi Delta region — one of the poorest places in the U.S. — people are stressed and mad.
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In the rural South where Medicaid has been a lifeline, residents brace for cuts www.npr.org/sections/sho...
In the rural South where Medicaid has been a lifeline, residents brace for cuts
With Medicaid cutbacks on the horizon, millions in the U.S. are expected to go uninsured. In the Mississippi Delta region — one of the poorest places in the U.S. — people are stressed and mad.
www.npr.org
October 25, 2025 at 7:23 PM
In the rural South where Medicaid has been a lifeline, residents brace for cuts www.npr.org/sections/sho...
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I’ve covered a lot of protests in SF. This may be the biggest and the vibes are fucking incredible
October 18, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I’ve covered a lot of protests in SF. This may be the biggest and the vibes are fucking incredible
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I’m going to cover the #NoKings protest in nyc today for @statesnewsroom.com and @stateline.org! Follow me for updates and pics!
October 18, 2025 at 12:38 PM
I’m going to cover the #NoKings protest in nyc today for @statesnewsroom.com and @stateline.org! Follow me for updates and pics!
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Lots of great info packed into this very short interview.
States Newsroom's @chatlanis.bsky.social interviewed @nyccomptroller.bsky.social @bradlander.bsky.social at the #NoKings protest in New York City.
Listen to his thoughts on what he believes lawmakers should be focusing on right now.
Listen to his thoughts on what he believes lawmakers should be focusing on right now.
October 18, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Lots of great info packed into this very short interview.
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States Newsroom's @chatlanis.bsky.social interviewed @nyccomptroller.bsky.social @bradlander.bsky.social at the #NoKings protest in New York City.
Listen to his thoughts on what he believes lawmakers should be focusing on right now.
Listen to his thoughts on what he believes lawmakers should be focusing on right now.
October 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM
States Newsroom's @chatlanis.bsky.social interviewed @nyccomptroller.bsky.social @bradlander.bsky.social at the #NoKings protest in New York City.
Listen to his thoughts on what he believes lawmakers should be focusing on right now.
Listen to his thoughts on what he believes lawmakers should be focusing on right now.
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More than 2,600 nonviolent demonstrations against President Donald Trump’s administration are slated Saturday as part of No Kings day. @statesnewsroom.com journalists around the country, including Newsline reporters in Colorado, are covering the the event.
No Kings day expected to draw millions for anti-Trump mass protests | Colorado Newsline
More than 2,600 nonviolent demonstrations against President Donald Trump’s administration are slated Saturday as part of No Kings day.
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October 18, 2025 at 3:36 PM
More than 2,600 nonviolent demonstrations against President Donald Trump’s administration are slated Saturday as part of No Kings day. @statesnewsroom.com journalists around the country, including Newsline reporters in Colorado, are covering the the event.
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Our journalists will be covering the No Kings protests Saturday, on the ground across the country.
Live coverage starts at 10 a.m. ET Saturday.
#FairFearlessFree #LocalJournalism #ReportLocal
Live coverage starts at 10 a.m. ET Saturday.
#FairFearlessFree #LocalJournalism #ReportLocal
October 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Our journalists will be covering the No Kings protests Saturday, on the ground across the country.
Live coverage starts at 10 a.m. ET Saturday.
#FairFearlessFree #LocalJournalism #ReportLocal
Live coverage starts at 10 a.m. ET Saturday.
#FairFearlessFree #LocalJournalism #ReportLocal
I’m going to cover the #NoKings protest in nyc today for @statesnewsroom.com and @stateline.org! Follow me for updates and pics!
October 18, 2025 at 12:38 PM
I’m going to cover the #NoKings protest in nyc today for @statesnewsroom.com and @stateline.org! Follow me for updates and pics!
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Justice Brett Kavanaugh: “If the officers learn that the individual they stopped is a U.S. citizen...they promptly let the individual go."
The reality: Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
A must read from the very talented @nicolefoy.bsky.social:
The reality: Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
A must read from the very talented @nicolefoy.bsky.social:
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
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October 16, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Justice Brett Kavanaugh: “If the officers learn that the individual they stopped is a U.S. citizen...they promptly let the individual go."
The reality: Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
A must read from the very talented @nicolefoy.bsky.social:
The reality: Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
A must read from the very talented @nicolefoy.bsky.social:
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Via Shalina Chatlani and Stateline: The federal government shutdown, freezes to federal grants, looming cuts to Medicaid and new Trump administration policies barring some immigrants from receiving care at community health centers have put them under financial stress. https://ow.ly/n1oj50XbOyv
October 15, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Via Shalina Chatlani and Stateline: The federal government shutdown, freezes to federal grants, looming cuts to Medicaid and new Trump administration policies barring some immigrants from receiving care at community health centers have put them under financial stress. https://ow.ly/n1oj50XbOyv
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Via @chatlanis.bsky.social and @stateline.org: With less federal money to provide health benefits to immigrants who are here legally, states will be hard-pressed to maintain their programs that offer coverage to all immigrants, regardless of their legal status.
1.4M lawfully present immigrants could lose subsidized health coverage | Alabama Reflector
An estimated 1.4 million immigrants who are in the country legally but are not citizens stand to lose their government-subsidized health care coverage under the sweeping tax and spending bill Presiden...
alabamareflector.com
October 5, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Via @chatlanis.bsky.social and @stateline.org: With less federal money to provide health benefits to immigrants who are here legally, states will be hard-pressed to maintain their programs that offer coverage to all immigrants, regardless of their legal status.
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Georgia spent $54.2 million in less than five years to administer the country’s only Medicaid program with work rules, according to a new analysis.
Shalina Chatlani reports:
https://stateline.org/2025/09/26/federal-report-on-georgia-suggests-implementing-medicaid-work-rules-will-be-expensive/
Shalina Chatlani reports:
https://stateline.org/2025/09/26/federal-report-on-georgia-suggests-implementing-medicaid-work-rules-will-be-expensive/
Federal report on Georgia suggests implementing Medicaid work rules will be expensive • Stateline
Georgia spent $54.2 million in less than five years to administer the country’s only Medicaid program with work requirements – more than twice as much as it spent to provide health care to enrollees, according to an analysis released earlier this month by the Government Accountability Office. The report suggests it will be expensive to […]
stateline.org
September 29, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Georgia spent $54.2 million in less than five years to administer the country’s only Medicaid program with work rules, according to a new analysis.
Shalina Chatlani reports:
https://stateline.org/2025/09/26/federal-report-on-georgia-suggests-implementing-medicaid-work-rules-will-be-expensive/
Shalina Chatlani reports:
https://stateline.org/2025/09/26/federal-report-on-georgia-suggests-implementing-medicaid-work-rules-will-be-expensive/
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Federal report on Georgia suggests implementing Medicaid work rules will be expensive, reports @chatlanis.bsky.social.
Federal report on Georgia suggests implementing Medicaid work rules will be expensive • Georgia Recorder
Georgia spent $54.2 million in less than five years to administer the country’s only Medicaid program with work requirements – more than twice as much as it spent to provide health care to enrollees, ...
georgiarecorder.com
September 29, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Federal report on Georgia suggests implementing Medicaid work rules will be expensive, reports @chatlanis.bsky.social.
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A new study estimates that in eight states – including Louisiana – the number of people buying subsidized insurance would drop by at least half if Congress doesn't extend provisions of the Affordable Care Act. @chatlanis.bsky.social reports for @statesnewsroom.com lailluminator.com/2025/09/23/r...
150,000 in Louisiana could lose health insurance without subsidy renewals, study says • Louisiana Illuminator
Enrollment in marketplace coverage surged from 11.4 million people in 2020 to 24.3 million this year, largely because of enhanced federal subsidies.
lailluminator.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:41 PM
A new study estimates that in eight states – including Louisiana – the number of people buying subsidized insurance would drop by at least half if Congress doesn't extend provisions of the Affordable Care Act. @chatlanis.bsky.social reports for @statesnewsroom.com lailluminator.com/2025/09/23/r...