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The Supreme Court will decide whether California’s law violates the Constitution, with possible far-reaching consequences.
The president asked for a review of marijuana’s place in the Controlled Substances Act, but hasn’t said it should be removed altogether.
Healthcare
A study reveals disparities across multiple dimensions.
More than 40% of working-age adults are inadequately insured, a survey found.
Catholic health systems now control 1 in 7 beds across the country. That means greater limits on reproductive care, from abortion to birth control.
By next year, half of Medicare beneficiaries will have a private Medicare Advantage plan. Most large insurers in the program have been accused in court of fraud.
Hospital said it will pause procedures on minors while noting it has not performed genital surgeries
At least 66 clinics in 15 states have stopped providing abortions since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, according to an analysis released Thursday. The number of clinics providing abortions in the 15 states dropped from 79 before the June 24 decision to 13 as of Oct.
Survivors of sexual violence are charged nearly $4,000 in medical bills, on average, after seeking emergency care following an assault, according to a new study.
Story at a glance Members of Congress on Monday voiced their support for proposed changes to a section of the Affordable Care Act that would strengthen protections for transgender people seeking gender-affirming health care. The proposed changes, announced by the Health Department in July, would broaden the definition of sex discrimination to include sexual orientation…
Story at a glance Leading medical organizations are asking the Department of Justice to investigate a string of recent online attacks against hospitals that provide gender-affirming health care to transgender minors. Right-wing commentators and social media users have accused children’s hospitals that provide gender-affirming care of abusing children. Research has shown that access to gender-affirming…
Vague wording of the emergency exception in the state’s abortion ban is causing some doctors to delay miscarriage care, raising risk of serious complications.
Metro Council will consider removing provisions referencing abortion access from a $500,000 grant proposal for Planned Parenthood.
Clients of transgender health care clinics report canceled programming and slow-downs in communications with physicians.
The House passed a bill on Thursday that seeks to address mental health concerns among students, families and educators aggravated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which lawmakers say had a “severe impact” on those three groups. The bill, titled the Mental Health Matters Act, passed in a largely party-line 220-205 vote. One Republican, Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick…
Russell Cook expected a quick, inexpensive visit to an urgent care center for his daughter after a car wreck. She wasn't badly hurt, but they were sent to an emergency room — for a much larger bill.
A federal jury awarded a deputy sheriff $60,000 in emotional damages in her suit alleging the Georgia county she worked for and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield unlawfully denied her health care coverage for gender transition surgery.
The University of Oklahoma Medical Center says it is ceasing some gender- affirming treatments after state lawmakers threatened to withhold millions of dollars in federal funding. OU Health said in