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High inflation, housing costs force many Americans to delay needed care

At a health-screening event in Sarasota, Florida, people gathered in a parking lot and waited their turn for blood pressure or diabetes checks. The event was held in Sarasota’s Newtown neighborhood, a historically Black community. Local Tracy Green, 54, joined the line outside a pink-and-white bus that offered free mammograms.

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Social inequality 'hampers health'

Social inequality remains an obstacle in the provision of health care. As such, countries should not only focus on the financial aspect of universal health coverage but also empowering people, according to Jos Vandelaer, World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to Thailand.

Bangkok Post

Chelsea Manning had to fight to transition in prison. She wants better for others

Manning first came to public scrutiny and was incarcerated for leaking classified information. She aims to use that attention to shed light on the struggles trans people face in U.S. prisons.

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Commentary: A Medicaid catastrophe is looming. It can be avoided

Last week saw a win and a loss for health care. North Carolina became the 40th state to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. That’s a big victory for the estimated 600,000 low-income adults in North Carolina who will now be eligible for government insurance and join the millions…

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HIPAA can't keep up with digital health

"What HIPAA actually is is an umbrella made of concrete with gaping holes in it."

Axios

Idaho Takes Aim at Interstate Travel for Abortion. Health Care Providers Are Suing.

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Reason

Consumer Health: The truth about organ donation

April is National Donate Life Month. This annual observation raises awareness about donation, encourages people to register as donors and honors those who have saved lives through the gift of donation.

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The governors from Indiana and Idaho sign bans on gender-affirming care

Governors in Indiana and Idaho sign into law bills banning gender-affirming care for minors, as Republican-led legislatures continue to curb LGBTQ+ rights this year.

WEKU

Massachusetts weighs letting judges order mental health care

Massachusetts lawmakers are considering a bill that would give judges the authority to order adults with a severe mental illness into mandatory outpatient care, after being released from a health care facility

The Independent UK

Free speech looms as next key battleground for abortion rights

The ACLU is suing the Idaho Attorney General for "threatening health care providers" over abortion care.

Axios

New Mexico governor signs bill to shield abortion providers

Democratic New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed legislation that protects providers of abortions from prosecution or extradition attempts by out-of-state interests

The Independent UK

Remembering MLK amid infectious greed

King saw the labor movement as essential — and the No. 1 labor issue is the predatory healthcare system

Salon

U.S. women need better birth control. So why is this contraceptive company 'on life support?'

Evofem Biosciences has prescribed its nonhormonal contraceptive to more than 100,000 women, but is still on the brink of collapse.

Fortune

One way to speed up clinical trials: Skip right to the data with electronic medical records

Scientific knowledge, as measured by numbers of papers published, has been estimated to double every 17.3 years. However, it takes an average of about 17 years for health and medical research – going from basic lab studies on cell cultures and animals to clinical trials in people – to result…

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Unhealthiest cities in the US revealed as Southern states dominate - see full list

The healthiest and unhealthiest cities in America have been revealed for 2023, with Southern cities in the likes of Texas and Georgia dominating the unhealthiest cities

Roll Call

Veterans health accounting move a new headache for appropriators - Roll Call

Debate over how how veterans funding should be provided, specifically aid to veterans exposed to toxins, is an early fiscal 2024 flashpoint.

Fortune

Birth control fail: Why American women can’t have better contraceptives in 2023

The rocky history of Evofem and Phexxi illuminates how big insurers and drugmakers are stifling innovation in women’s health.

Chicago Sun-Times

How Illinois has taken steps to lower prescription drug prices

In only four states do residents spend more on drugs than the Land of Lincoln. The health care industry faces a monopoly problem, not a market problem

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Medicare Checklist: How to Avoid Costly Enrollment Mistakes, From a Financial Planner

When you sign up for each part of Medicare matters. This enrollment checklist flags important info you need to know.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

How Xavier Becerra went from working construction in Sacramento to launching Obamacare

WASHINGTON — “Ex-zavey-err Becerra,” an elementary school teacher called out in 1960s Sacramento.

Tribune News Service

COVID created an expanded social safety net; activists are now quietly working to bring it back

In March 2020, the economy grinded to a halt as the COVID-19 pandemic forced widespread shutdowns of businesses. As Congress watched the economy collapse, it responded by doing something lawmakers have resisted since the 1960s: a large expansion of the social safety net.

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Republicans’ fixation on trans issues could backfire, pollsters say

WASHINGTON — The Republican preoccupation with transgender issues, which has resulted in hundreds of bills at the state and federal levels, may excite the party’s evangelical base. But analysts say all that enthusiasm for restricting the rights and health care of about 0.6% of Americans risks putting off swing voters.

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Editorial: Can a dysfunctional Congress rescue Social Security and Medicare from disaster?

For all of this week’s focus on Donald Trump’s legal travails — and the breathless commentary and speculation surrounding it from all quarters — there was significantly less ink spilled on what looms as a far more consequential development, at least in the long-term and for average Americans contemplating a…

The Conversation

Heteronormativity in health care is harmful for LGBTQ+ patients – and a source of tension for queer and trans doctors

Members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community have long experienced prejudice in medical settings. This can range from microaggressions, such as comments that a patient doesn’t “look” queer or trans, to outright discrimination like denial of care. Combined with living in a society where LGBTQ+ people are…

Fortune

How to rein in rising benefits costs

New data from Mercer finds employers are absorbing the rising costs of health care benefits rather than passing it off to employees.

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