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Migrants often can't access US health care until they are critically ill – here are some of the barriers they face

“Can you tell me about cancer care for the undocumented?” I asked Henry during an interview. He was a doctor who volunteered his time at a community-based clinic designed exclusively for low-income undocumented migrants.

The Conversation

How Deeply Does Our Health Care System Discriminate?

Even the safest hospitals still display wide gaps in health outcomes based on patients’ skin color.

Capital & Main

The U.S. federal government relaxed online drug prescription rules during the pandemic. Now it wants to rein them in

Supporters say the proposed rules would increase access to health care and help prevent medication misuse.

Fortune

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Muddled abortion laws confuse doctors

In states with changing abortion laws and legal challenges to new laws, physicians are uncertain of what procedures

Salon

Federal health care rulings highlight court shopping

The practice of court shopping has gained recognition due to the recent abortion pill case.

Axios

New Zealand debates whether ethnicity should be a factor for surgery waitlists

New Zealanders this week have been debating a thorny health care issue — whether ethnicity should be a factor in determining when patients get surgery

The Independent UK

Abortion is a workplace issue: How managers can support employee access to reproductive health care

June 24 marks the one-year anniversary of the United States Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade — the landmark decision that, for nearly 50 years, had guaranteed abortion care access in the U.S.

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Food is medicine programs can improve health, reduce food insecurity

Illinois has a chance to expand food is medicine programs like medically tailored meals, designed by a health professional, which have been shown to reduce hospital visits, bring down health care costs and improve blood sugar levels.

Chicago Sun-Times

New York lawmakers OK bill removing medical debt from credit reports

Hospitals and other health care providers in New York would be banned from reporting medical debt to credit agencies under a bill passed this week by the state’s legislature

The Independent UK

One year after the fall of Roe v. Wade, abortion care has become a patchwork of confusing state laws that deepen existing inequalities

In the year since the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson ruling struck down the constitutional right to abortion, society has been seeing the results of a post-Roe world.

The Conversation

Editorial: Illinois and immigrants lacking permanent legal status make for a health care conundrum

Should immigrants lacking permanent legal status arriving in Chicago in big numbers get free health care paid for by the state?

Chicago Tribune

Concerns raised as thousands of mental health patients forced to travel miles for treatment: ‘Dehumanising’

Sending vulnerable patients far from home and loved ones hampers their recovery and heightens risk, policy analyst say

The Independent UK

Thousands of mental health patients travel more than 60 miles for treatment

The Royal College of Psychiatrists is calling on the Government to invest in services.

The Independent UK

North Carolina may limit gender-affirming care for transgender minors with new bill

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Joining the growing list of legislation related to transgender North Carolinians, access to gender-affirming care for some transgender minors may be on the line this year.

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North Carolina legislature pushes limits on transgender youth rights in final days of session

Transgender rights are taking center stage in North Carolina as the GOP-controlled General Assembly considers legislation restricting gender-affirming health care and trans participation in sports

Tribune News Service

NC may limit gender-affirming care for transgender minors with new bill

Joining the growing list of legislation related to transgender North Carolinians, access to gender-affirming care for some transgender minors may be on the line this year.

AAP

Feds to ease the flood of trauma after disaster strikes

The federal government is launching a new framework to cut red tape and help traumatised disaster survivors access long-term mental health care .

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Glasgow Park Inn survivors 'still suffering' after attack not given mental health support

Mears - the company paid to house asylum seekers - failed to fund mental health care for survivors in the wake of the attack that left hotel floors "awash with blood".

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Salon

Abortion and hospital ethics committees

Access to high-quality health care is deeply unequal in the United States. Ethics consultations are no exception

Fortune

The average U.S. life span could increase 12 years by 2040, a new report contends. Here’s how employers can lead the charge

If a company has employees, it’s a health organization—regardless of the industry space it’s in, a new report's authors contend.

Capital & Main

As Workplaces Become More Violent, California Calls for Stricter Protections

Industry opposes a legislative bill to enact protections, but could support less stringent proposed Cal/OSHA safety requirements.

Reason

Private Insurance and Government Programs Drive Up Health Care Costs

Letting third parties pay our bills pushes prices higher and limits our options.

Tribune News Service

At least 1.7M Americans use health sharing arrangements, despite lack of protections

The report from the Colorado Division of Insurance found that more than 1.7 million Americans rely on sharing plans and that many of the plans require members to ask for charity care before submitting their bills.

Tribune News Service

Mayo Clinic Minute: Why Black women should consider screening for breast cancer earlier

Age recommendations for when women should start yearly mammograms to screen for breast cancer vary. However, Mayo Clinic health care professionals have been firm for more than a decade that women should start breast cancer screening at age 40. Starting mammograms early is especially important for non-Hispanic Black women, who…

The Independent UK

Mississippi GOP governor and Democratic challenger spar over crime, courts and trans care

Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves and the Democrat who is trying to unseat him this year, Brandon Presley, are trading barbs about crime, courts and transgender health care

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