Our editorial team selects bills for inclusion based on three criteria: (1) The bill would directly affect health care access, coverage, or outcomes for Black Americans; (2) The bill is currently active or recently resolved at the federal or state level; or (3) The bill has received meaningful advocacy attention from Black health organizations, civil rights groups, or community health workers.
Sources: We track bills through Congress.gov (federal), LegiScan (state), and direct monitoring of committee agendas. We do not scrape — every update is manually verified by our policy editor before publication.
Bias disclosure: We are an editorially independent publication covering Black health. We do not endorse or oppose political parties. We do hold a clear editorial position that health equity is a moral and public health imperative. Bills that expand coverage, reduce disparities, or protect reproductive rights receive coverage that reflects this position — consistent with our editorial standards. Bills that restrict access or roll back protections are covered with equal rigor and primary-source citation.
Corrections: Email hello@blackhealth.org with bill-specific corrections, including updated bill status and official bill text references.
Policy analysis is editorial. We cite primary sources. Email corrections to
hello@blackhealth.org.