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Health care bill will cut costs and improve access, Kamala Harris tells Durham seniors

DURHAM, N.C. — With midterm elections just over two months away, Vice President Kamala Harris visited Durham on Thursday to promote the Biden administration’s efforts to reduce health care costs and increase access.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

3 Stocks to Prepare Your Portfolio for the Next Black Swan Event

Black swan events are world-changing events that are rare and unpredictable and have outcomes with devastating effects. These events have severe implications for financial markets and investment portfolios. While investors cannot predict a black swan event, it could be wise to prepare your portfolio by investing in high-quality stocks, such…

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At joint rally, Abrams and Warnock project unity and attack GOP health policy

ATLANTA — U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock and Stacey Abrams traded warm praise for each other — and slammed Republican health care policy — at a campaign rally Wednesday designed to quell concerns about party unity at the top of the Democratic ticket.

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The U.S. diet is deadly. Here are 7 ideas to get Americans eating healthier

The way many Americans eat is fueling chronic disease. Here are seven big ideas from the White House's upcoming nutrition conference for how to improve Americans' diets.

WEKU

More state legislative seats are open this year than at any point since 2012

Welcome to the Wednesday, August 31, Brew.

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Medicaid care for transgender children is rare in Florida, data shows

TAMPA, Fla. — One week after Florida banned the use of Medicaid to pay for medical treatment of gender dysphoria, newly released data shows the number of transgender children getting such aid remains rare in Florida.

Tribune News Service

How does the government regulate private insurance costs?

Tax credits and cost-sharing reductions can help reduce the cost of premiums, copayments, and deductibles in certain health insurance plans.

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Many Pa. nursing homes must spend more on patient care under new law

When your loved one is in a nursing home, you hope for the best possible care. You want the bulk of the money that nursing homes receive to be spent at the bedside, on caregivers.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Commentary: Direct democracy saved abortion rights in Kansas — but we’re not in Kansas anymore

The results of the vote over a constitutional amendment that could have removed the right to abortion in Kansas gave rise to two common reactions: surprise (that a red state would vote in favor of abortion rights) and hope (that the process could be replicable elsewhere).

Chicago Tribune

California to protect health benefits for young immigrants

A new policy in California means about 40,000 low-income young adults living in the country illegally won't lose their government-funded insurance next year

The Independent UK

DC's pioneering 'Baby Bonds' plan aims to narrow wealth gap

A landmark social program is being pioneered in the nation’s capital

The Independent UK

Biden bill to help millions escape higher health care costs

Millions of people in the United States will be spared from big increases in health care costs next year after President Joe Biden signed legislation extending generous subsidies for those who buy plans through federal and state marketplaces

The Independent UK

States with the toughest abortion laws have the weakest maternal supports, data shows

Many of the states that are moving to ban abortion tend to have less access to health care, worse maternal and infant health care outcomes and weaker social supports for children and families.

WEKU

Medicaid expansion sees new life in longtime Republican holdout states

12 states with GOP-led legislatures still have not expanded Medicaid coverage since the ACA was passed.

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Community health centers’ big profits raise questions about federal oversight

DARLINGTON, South Carolina — Just off the deserted town square, with its many boarded-up businesses, people lined up at the walk-up pharmacy window at Genesis Health Care, a federally funded clinic.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Editorial: Asking other states to help Missouri rape victims should highlight GOP’s cruelty here

It has come to this: Missouri Democrats recently reached out to Illinois and Kansas officials, asking them to secure Medicaid funding for low-income Missouri rape victims who have to travel out of state for abortion services due to Missouri’s extreme new abortion ban. It’s a chilling reminder that Missouri has…

Tribune News Service

Lower-income Americans are being shut out of life-saving treatments for anorexia

The pandemic exacerbated many mental health problems, and eating disorders are no exception: Emergency room visits for girls suffering from anorexia and bulimia were twice as high in January of this year as they were three years earlier.

The Independent UK

Kemp will hand out up to $1.2B in cash to poorer Georgians

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says he will spend up to $1.2 billion on payments of $350 apiece to poorer Georgians

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Texas Dems uniformly vote for Biden’s cornerstone climate and health care legislation

The bill would invest billions into issues acutely impacting Texas, including climate change and health care, and is the result of months of intraparty fighting between moderates and progressives.

Tribune News Service

Lawsuit could end free preventive health checkups

When Congress passed the Affordable Care Act in 2010, its authors cited three overarching goals: to improve access to health care, to slow rising medical costs and to improve health outcomes.

Roll Call

Herrera Beutler, who voted to impeach Trump, concedes loss in primary

Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, one of 10 Republicans to vote for impeachment in 2021, was beaten by a Trump-backed challenger in a primary.

The Independent UK

Abrams calls on using budget surplus to invest in Georgians

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams says it's time for Georgia to use its budget surplus to invest in its residents

Tribune News Service

They lost Medicaid when paperwork was sent to an empty field, signaling the mess to come

BELFAST, Tenn. — Three years ago, Mason Lester, a rambunctious toddler, tumbled off his family’s porch and broke his wrist. His mother, nine months pregnant, rushed him to a nearby hospital, where she made a confounding discovery: Their health insurance had vanished.

The Independent UK

Dems look ahead to Barnes in fall race against Ron Johnson

Support has coalesced around Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes to be the Democratic choice to take on Republican Sen. Ron Johnson in the state's closely watched U.S. Senate race

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There's no safe level of air pollution

Emissions that meet air-quality standards still cause illness and early death. Planning decisions need to help drive down exposure.

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