Health Care
Attorneys in Idaho abortion trafficking case call court decision 鈥榤ajor victory鈥
While some abortion access advocates viewed the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals鈥 ruling last week in a case over so-called 鈥渁bortion trafficking鈥 as another dismal development in their fight against anti-abortion laws, those representing the plaintiffs say it鈥檚 a clear win in the ongoing case. A panel of three appellate judges issued an聽opinion聽Monday reversing […]
9 states poised to end coverage for millions if Trump cuts Medicaid funding
This聽story聽first appeared on聽KFF Health News. With Donald Trump鈥檚 return to the White House and Republicans taking full control of Congress in 2025, the Affordable Care Act鈥檚 Medicaid expansion is back on the chopping block. More than 3 million adults in nine states would be at immediate risk of losing their health coverage should the GOP […]
海角社区 Dems try to repeal laws conflicting with reproductive rights amendment during lame duck
海角社区 Democratic lawmakers are asking the state legislature to undo laws on the books that they say conflict with the reproductive rights amendment passed by voters in 2023 that’s now part of the 海角社区 Constitution. Several of those laws have been struck down by judges, either temporarily as a lawsuit continues or in official court […]
Tennessee鈥檚 gender affirming care ban for children goes to U.S. Supreme Court for arguments
Tennessee鈥檚 attorney general is set to defend the state鈥檚 gender affirming care ban for minors in the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday against challengers who say the 2023 law endangers children. While attorneys for the plaintiffs claim the law violates the Constitution鈥檚 equal protection clause,聽Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti said lawmakers took 鈥渕easured action鈥 in 2023 when […]
Battle over abortion regulations continues in 海角社区, lawsuits stretch into 2025
The battle to change 海角社区 laws surrounding abortion regulations is still broiling, even as a new presidency brings concerns on a federal level as to where abortion rights may stand in the coming years. With the approval of the reproductive rights constitutional amendment in 2023 by 57% of 海角社区 voters, attorneys set their sights (or […]
海角社区 legislators, medical leader fear vaccine hesitancy, health care impacts if RFK Jr. confirmed
State legislators and medical experts in 海角社区 are decrying the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Democratic lawmakers and a leader at the Toledo Lucas County Health Department expressed particular concern over access to health care and the future of vaccination requirements and information. 鈥淚 think […]
Big drug middlemen sue to stop federal antitrust action
The three largest pharmacy benefit managers 鈥 or PBMs 鈥 earlier this month went to court to quash a suit by the Federal Trade Commission over their pricing practices regarding the diabetes drug insulin. The three PBMs 鈥 CVS Caremark, OptumRx and Express Scripts 鈥 are part of even larger health conglomerates that are active […]
Abortion foes strategize to get Trump to ban some abortions while keeping his pledge
The 2024 election results created complicated new realities for reproductive rights in the U.S., with Americans even in a few red states overwhelmingly聽voting to protect聽the right to have an abortion while also overwhelmingly electing anti-abortion representatives in state houses, courts, Congress and the White House. With a Republican trifecta coming to the nation鈥檚 capital in […]
Bills targeting 海角社区’s infant mortality, family supports hurrying toward lame duck deadline
The ways in which 海角社区 supports its children and addresses infant and maternal mortality may change if a group of legislators has their way, though the changes may not start until next year. Committees in both the 海角社区 House and the 海角社区 Senate heard testimony this week on two bills seeking to help support families […]
Reproductive rights battles continue with changes to White House, Congress, and 海角社区 legislature
The future of reproductive rights will still be a battle ahead amid changes to the presidential administration, the congressional makeup of the country and even the 海角社区 Statehouse having their impacts, according to abortion rights and anti-abortion advocates. After the general election in 海角社区, anti-abortion groups and supporters took a triumphant tone with the second […]
Poison control center workers support 海角社区 Senate bill that would ban intoxicating hemp products
Health care workers and some folks in the hemp and cannabis industry spoke at the Statehouse in favor of a bill that would ban intoxicating hemp products in 海角社区.聽 Nearly 20 people submitted proponent testimony for Senate Bill 326 during Tuesday鈥檚 Senate General Government Committee meeting. State Sen. Steve Huffman, R-Tipp City, introduced the bill […]
Pursuit of quick profits makes hospice care worse, new research says
Private equity firms 鈥 high-dollar investors known for aggressively seeking profit 鈥 and publicly traded health conglomerates have been buying up businesses that provide hospice care. But when it comes to caring for patients facing the end of their lives, those businesses perform worst, according to a research letter published Monday in the Journal of […]