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Mayo Clinic Minute: Why you should come out as LGBTQ to your health care team

LGBTQ Pride Month is celebrated each June to recognize the impact that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or gender-nonconforming people have had, and continue to have, on society. While millions may celebrate, many members of the LGBTQ community continue to experience stigma and keep their identities hidden. That may mean…

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Adolescents faced obstacles getting abortions. The Supreme Court just made it harder

The legal and logistical obstacles young people face in accessing reproductive health care became more complicated with the overturning of Roe v. Wade, experts say.

WEKU

States want to make it easier to use red flag laws

With President Joe Biden signing legislation that will incentivize states to enact red flag laws, some states already are trying to find ways to make their current red flag laws more effective in preventing gun violence.

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California to become first state offering health care to all undocumented residents

California will become the first state to remove immigration status as a barrier to health care, making all low-income undocumented residents eligible for state-subsidized insurance regardless of age.

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Neiman Marcus adds travel to abortion benefits after Roe v. Wade overturned

Neiman Marcus is adding a new travel benefit for its employees who are unable to access certain health care services where they live, including abortion.

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Cavs to Cover Travel Costs for Employees After Roe v. Wade Ruling

The franchise joins a contingent of athletes, other sports figures and organizations who have expressed their thoughts on Friday’s overturning.

Sports Illustrated

10 Health Care Stocks With Whale Alerts In Today's Session

This whale alert can help traders discover the next big trading opportunities. Whales are entities with large sums of money and we track their transactions here at Benzinga on our options activity scanner.

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Samuel L. Jackson slams ‘Uncle Clarence’ Thomas after Roe v. Wade overturn

Actor Samuel L. Jackson ripped Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas over the weekend in the wake of the overturning of Roe v Wade, the landmark abortion ruling that established women’s right to lifesaving health care.

Tribune News Service

A portrait of California farmworkers: Aging, underinsured and stressed by pandemic

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Many farmworkers in the state lack access to health care at a time when this group as a whole is aging, a new report says.

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Some States Restrict Abortion After Dobbs, Others Rush To Protect Access

Plus: What overturning Roe means for Republicans' future, court halts ban of Juul products, and more...

Reason

Editorial: The market won't fix obscene insulin prices. It's time for congressional action

Few issues within America’s dysfunctional health care system are more pressing than the astronomical price of insulin — access to which is, for millions of Americans, literally a matter of life or death. Congress is finally moving toward approving legislation that would partially address the problem. But passage will rely…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

He and his wife both got cataract surgery. His bill was 20 times higher than hers

Whether a simple operation is performed under the auspices of a hospital or at an independent surgery center can make a huge difference in cost.

WEKU

Mass. Governor's Non-Cooperation Order as to Enforcement of Other States' Abortion Laws

Just issued yesterday; not sure how much practical significance this will have, but I thought I'd note it: [1.] No Assistance from Executive Department Agencies. Except as required by the order of a court of competent jurisdiction, no executive department agency and no employee, appointee, officer, or other person acting…

Reason

Local efforts to decriminalize abortion in Texas likely won’t help clinics stay open

District attorneys and local leaders in five counties have promised not to pursue criminal charges related to the state’s new abortion laws. But civil and administrative fines could be financially devastating or cost health care providers their licenses.

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New Mexico warily assumes its new role as a destination for abortion seekers and providers

For many in Texas and elsewhere, New Mexico may be the closest place to obtain legal abortion services. But it’s a mostly rural, sparsely populated state that has long struggled to provide health care to its own residents.

Tribune News Service

Major WA employers commit to maintaining abortion access for employees

Many major Washington employers responded to Friday's U.S. Supreme Court decision throwing out constitutional protections for abortion with renewed pledges to pay the way for employees who must travel to access reproductive health care.

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Starbucks says it will cover abortion travel and gender-affirming care

Starbucks said Friday it will reimburse abortion travel expenses for partners enrolled in its health care plan if a legal provider isn't in the partner's state of residence or within 100 miles of their home.

Benzinga

The Companies Paying For Abortion Travel: Tesla, Zillow And Many More

The overturning of Roe v. Wade Friday — and resulting end to a half-century of federal abortion rights in the U.S. — is expected to lead to the procedure becoming illegal or restricted in about half of states.

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For doctors, abortion restrictions create an 'impossible choice' when providing care

Physicians must treat in line with patients' wishes and standards of care. Some medical ethicists say that abortion bans will force doctors to disregard these obligations in order to follow the law.

Reason

Should State Universities Have Official Positions on Whether Constitution Should Be Read as Protecting Abortion?

Apparently, "The Court's decision"—and by implication the position of students, staff, and faculty who endorse that decision—"is antithetical to the University of California's mission and values."

Tribune News Service

Veterans toxic exposure bill stalls as lawmakers head home

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan bill to expand veterans health care and disability benefits will not make it to President Joe Biden’s desk until after the July Fourth congressional recess because of a minor tax provision.

Tribune News Service

Abortion clinics in safe-haven states face uphill battle to meet post-Roe demand

Faced with the biggest blow to reproductive health care in half a century, abortion advocates are promising to help people who need the procedure but suddenly find themselves stranded in states that don’t allow it.

Tribune News Service

US Supreme Court reverses landmark abortion decisions. What happens next in Idaho?

Abortions in Idaho will be banned in most cases after the U.S. Supreme Court voted to reverse landmark abortion cases and overturn abortion rights.

Chicago Sun-Times

Pritzker calls legislators back to Springfield for special session on reproductive rights

Within an hour of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said that he wants to expand the availability of health care professionals to handle an increase in women coming to Illinois to seek abortions and to boost funding for abortion providers.

Roll Call

Veterans toxic exposure bill stalls as lawmakers head home - Roll Call

The measure won’t make it to President Joe Biden’s desk until after the July Fourth congressional recess because of a minor tax provision.

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