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Feds want a policy that advocates say would let hospitals off the hook for COVID-era lapses

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is responding to the chaos of the COVID-19 pandemic by proposing to hide from the public a rating that lets consumers compare hospitals’ safety records and to waive approximately $350 million in financial penalties for roughly 750 hospitals with the worst patient-safety track…

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Impassioned Biden signs executive order on abortion access

The actions are intended to mitigate some potential penalties that women seeking abortion may face after the ruling, but his order cannot restore access to abortion in states where limits or bans have gone into effect.

Chicago Sun-Times

How to get birth control and emergency contraception in Texas

Contraception options are available through most health insurance plans and government-funded clinics.

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Applied UV Receives MedLine Follow-On Order For Air Purification System

Applied UV Inc (NASDAQ:AUVI) said its exclusive North American Scientific Air Management healthcare distribution partner MedLine had placed a follow-on order for its patented S200 mobile air purification system. The order is in support of the company’s Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Policy. The CMS policy provides funding available for long-term care…

Benzinga

After Roe, are Republicans willing to expand the social safety net?

The party has shown little enthusiasm to help those affected by unplanned pregnancies – is anything likely to change?

The Guardian - US

As drugmakers cut off discounts, providers fret for low-income patients

Hospitals and community and rural health clinics that serve low-income patients say drug manufacturers have threatened their financial stability by dramatically cutting back their participation in a federal drug discount program that saves those health providers millions of dollars a year.

Tribune News Service

After abortion ruling, clinic staff grapple with trauma

Nationwide, workers at clinics that shuttered abortion services are feeling fear and stress as they chart a path forward following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade

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California first to cover health care for all immigrants

California will be the first state to guarantee free health care for all low-income immigrants who are living in the country illegally

The Independent UK

Money pours into Maryland groups and others assisting with abortions since Roe ruling

BALTIMORE — The U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade precedent has prompted donations large and small to aid those in Maryland and from out of state seeking abortions.

Tribune News Service

Michael Hiltzik: America is in the grip of a right-wing minority

Republicans and conservatives are fond of the shibboleth that "America is a republic, not a democracy." Boiled down to its essence, the phrase is a justification for awarding a strong voice in government to minority political views.

Los Angeles Times

Trump’s legacy looms large as Colorado aims to close the Hispanic insurance gap

Armando Peniche Rosales has a crooked toe that for years has predicted the weather, growing sensitive when rain or cold is coming.

Tribune News Service

Obamacare and SCOTUS, 10 Years Later

Even Obamacare's fiercest advocates say it has not lived up to its goals.

Reason

Georgia's health safety net in spotlight as abortion ban looms

ATLANTA — Georgia is poised to implement some of the country's strictest restrictions on abortion after the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ended constitutional protections for the procedure.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Letting states outlaw abortion will harm women and, in turn, US health outcomes

Returning the determination of abortion legality to the states will, without question, harm economically disadvantaged women and further compound health disparities.

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Fortune

The end of Roe will spell financial disaster for many women

Abortion access "profoundly" affects women's financial lives by determining when and under what conditions they become mothers, research shows.

Tribune News Service

Critics fear abortion bans could jeopardize health of pregnant women

The 17 states that ban abortion after 20 weeks make exceptions to protect the life or health of the woman. But doctors and reproductive health advocates worry such exceptions are so vague or narrow that abortion providers are unlikely to invoke them — especially if they fear they could be…

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Medi-Cal will cover doulas at more than twice California’s initial proposed rate

California will cover doula services for low-income residents at more than twice the state’s initial proposed rate under a spending plan lawmakers passed last week.

WEKU

The owner of nursing homes whose residents suffered during Hurricane Ida is arrested

The owner of seven Louisiana nursing homes whose residents suffered in squalid conditions after being evacuated to a warehouse as Hurricane Ida approached last year was arrested on Wednesday.

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The Independent UK

Nursing home owner whose residents suffered in Ida arrested

The owner of seven Louisiana nursing homes whose residents suffered in squalid conditions after being evacuated to a warehouse for Hurricane Ida has been arrested

Benzinga

North Carolina Senate Prioritizes Personal Income Tax Over Medicaid Expansion And Medical Marijuana Legalization

State senate leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) expressed support for cutting the state's personal income tax rate in half as legislative leaders prepare the upcoming budget proposal for North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D).

WEKU

North Carolina considers new laws to 'de-weaponize' medical debt and protect patients

Medical debt can ruin lives, and in many states patients have few financial protections. North Carolina is considering a new law that could lead the way in shielding patients from high medical bills.

Tribune News Service

‘My child will die.’ These families say Florida’s moves to withhold gender transition care will lead to self-harm

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Kai was 13 when his period arrived, crushing his spirit.

The Independent UK

Congresswoman who authored abortion rights bill calls Senate’s inaction to codify Roe v Wade ‘such a crime’

The California Congresswoman and author of Democrats’ legislation to codify abortion protections speaks with Eric Garcia about the end of Roe v Wade, abortion rights and why the filibuster needs to go

Tribune News Service

States extend Medicaid for new mothers — even as they reject broader expansion

Until last year, Georgia’s Medicaid coverage for new moms with low incomes lasted 60 days.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Denying trans youth gender-affirming care is an affront to science and medical ethics

This year has seen an array of anti-transgender legislation. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is pursuing policies to restrict transition-related care for transgender minors and to block Medicaid coverage of this care for anyone. In 2022, legislation in 20 states so far has been introduced purporting to “protect” trans youth…

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