“Anderson got a rare glimpse of what can happen when insurance doesn’t cover contraception. The Affordable Care Act requires health plans to offer preventive care, including a variety of contraceptives, without cost to the patient. “But Anderson’s plan doesn’t have to comply with the ACA. That’s […]
“Attorneys general in California, New York, and four other states announced Tuesday afternoon a joint lawsuit against the Trump administration over the order, which they said had already frozen systems for Medicaid, Head Start, and even child support enforcement across multiple states.“ […]
New Code WACK! episode “…when there’s racially concordant care – when there’s carewhere the clinician and the patient are both Black –… there are better outcomes….” – Uché Blackstock, MD Health Equity Now: Tackling Racism in Medicine with Dr. Uché Blackstock […]
“President Donald Trump’s early actions on health care signal his likely intention to wipe away some Biden-era programs to lower drug costs and expand coverage under public insurance programs.“ Trump’s Early Health Moves Signal Intent To Erase Biden’s Legacy. What’s Next Is […]
“The life expectancy among Native Americans in the western United States has dropped below 64 years, close to life expectancies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Haiti. For many Asian Americans, it’s around 84 — on par with life expectancies in Japan […]
New Code WACK! episode “…when pain is not adequately treated, people most likely have anunderlying diagnosis that’s being missed. And so what we see are missed anddelayed diagnoses … sometimes even resulting in harm and death.“ – Uché Blackstock, MD MLK […]
“…birth centers struggle with a gauntlet of rules, only some clearly connected to patient safety. Over the past decade, the number of licensed birth centers in California dropped from 12 to five….“ Midwives Blame California Rules for Hampering Birth Centers Amid Maternity […]
“Republicans in Washington say they plan to use funding cuts and regulatory changes to dramatically shrink Medicaid, the nearly $900-billion-a-year government health insurance program that, along with the related Children’s Health Insurance Program, serves about 79 million mostly low-income or disabled Americans.“ Trump’s […]
New Code WACK! episode “Sadly, there’s just this misplaced belief that the private sectorcan do a better job than the government in anything,and that includes health care….” – Wendell Potter Can Veterans Really GetBetter Care Outside the VA? Featuring Wendell […]