Home Care Employer Walks Back Testimony, Fueling…
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Most Zambians lack medical aid, support government provision of universal health coverage – Afrobarometer
Zambia’s National Health Policy enshrines the principle of “equity of access to cost effective quality health services, as…
Red lights on the way to health care
FROM THE CENTER of downtown Boston, getting to a hospital or health center can be as straightforward as…
A National Scan of State-Based Coverage for Immigrants
Key Takeaways Fourteen states and Washington, DC, offer state-funded health coverage to people with unsatisfactory immigration status (UIS),…
Federal Threats to Maternal and Infant Health Highlighted in Health Affairs – Center For Children and Families
A recent article in Health Affairs Forefront argues that threats to policies, programs, and data systems will substantially…
He Built Michigan’s Medicaid Work Requirement System. Now He’s Warning Other States.
It was March 2020, and Robert Gordon was about to kick some 80,000 people off health insurance. As…
Gearing Up for a Busy Fall as We Urge Congress to Support Hospitals and Protect Access to Care
Congress returns to Washington, D.C., this week facing a long list of things to do, including several that…
Central NY’s largest health insurer is raising rates by 20% for people in state’s individual marketplace
Syracuse, NY — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield will raise its premiums by 20.7% next year for individuals who buy…
Vox scoop: RFK Jr. and Trump silenced a groundbreaking report on cancer and alcohol
Most Americans still don’t know that alcohol can cause cancer — and the alcohol industry is working hard…
Medicaid cuts threaten care for NC residents with severe disabilities
By Jaymie Baxley Jennifer Shigley can’t speak or walk without assistance. The 49-year-old also cannot feed or bathe…
Physicians’ Knowledge and Input Critical for Improved Health
In this age of rapidly spreading misinformation, non-health professional influencers, and conflicting opinions, it is more important than…
Department of Insurance Issues First-Ever GLP-1 Report
Use of GLP-1s – the popular medications to treat Type 2 Diabetes and obesity – nearly doubled among…