Dr. LeRoy Carhart, Fierce Defender of Abortion Rights, Dies at 81
Undeterred by arson at his home and by the murder of a colleague, he provided reproductive care in Nebraska and Maryland, including late-term abortions. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - April 30, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Alex Traub Tags: Abortion Deaths (Obituaries) Doctors Terrorism Pregnancy and Childbirth Tiller, George R Nebraska Carhart, LeRoy Source Type: news
U.S. to Fund Opioid Addiction Treatment in Jails and Prisons
The Biden administration is asking states to use Medicaid funds to cover opioid addiction treatment in correctional facilities, where many people suffer intense cravings and withdrawal. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - April 21, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Noah Weiland Tags: Prisons and Prisoners Drug Abuse and Traffic Opioids and Opiates Medicaid Buprenorphine (Drug) Methadone Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Federal Bureau of Prisons White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Biden, Josep Source Type: news
Supreme Court Extends Pause on Ruling Limiting Abortion Pill Access
The drug will remain widely available as the justices extended their deadline to Friday on whether to uphold the F.D.A. ’s approval of the pill. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - April 19, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Abbie VanSickle Tags: Decisions and Verdicts Abortion Abortion Drugs Mifeprex (RU-486) Suits and Litigation (Civil) Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Supreme Courts (State) Appeals Courts (US) Alito, Samuel A Jr Kacsmaryk, Matthew Source Type: news
Supreme Court Could Restrict Abortion Pill Today
Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. had issued a stay that was set to expire at midnight, meaning the justices are likely to act before then, although they could extend the deadline or fail to act. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - April 19, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Abbie VanSickle Tags: Decisions and Verdicts Abortion Abortion Drugs Mifeprex (RU-486) Suits and Litigation (Civil) Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Supreme Courts (State) Appeals Courts (US) Alito, Samuel A Jr Kacsmaryk, Matthew Source Type: news
Insurers Are Starting to Cover Telehealth Abortion
Several insurers will cover abortions through Hey Jane, a start-up online provider, just as courts threaten to hobble the industry. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - April 18, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Claire Cain Miller and Margot Sanger-Katz Tags: Abortion Drugs Health Insurance and Managed Care Telemedicine Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) States (US) Law and Legislation Source Type: news
Biden Administration Will Fund Program to Keep Covid Vaccines Free for the Uninsured
The program, which will include a partnership with pharmacy chains, will help cover the costs of vaccinating patients when the shots move to the commercial market later this year. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - April 18, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Noah Weiland Tags: Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Vaccination and Immunization Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Health Insurance and Managed Care Drugstores Pfizer Inc Moderna Inc Biden, Joseph R Jr Health and Human Services Department United States Politics and Governmen Source Type: news
Virtual Clinics Have Been a Fast-Growing Method of Abortion. That Could Change.
So far, most telemedicine providers seem undaunted by court rulings that could imperil their business. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - April 14, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Claire Cain Miller and Margot Sanger-Katz Tags: Abortion Abortion Drugs Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Women and Girls States (US) Law and Legislation Source Type: news
Biden Will Expand Health Care Access for DACA Immigrants
The DACA program has shielded hundreds of thousands of young adults from deportation, but those immigrants have not been able to access federal health insurance programs. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - April 13, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Zolan Kanno-Youngs Tags: United States Politics and Government Health Insurance and Managed Care Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Medicaid Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) Executive Orders and Memorandums Illegal Immigration Health and Human S Source Type: news
How Janelle Jones ’s Story About Black Women and the Economy Caught On
The first Black woman to serve as chief economist at the Labor Department advanced the idea that lifting up people on the margins helps everyone else, too. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - April 13, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Lydia DePillis Tags: Black People Discrimination United States Economy Labor and Jobs Content Type: Personal Profile Wages and Salaries Service Employees International Union Janelle Jones Source Type: news
Will North Carolina Be the ‘Beginning of the End’ of the Medicaid Expansion Fight?
Intense patient advocacy, shifting politics, a determined Democratic governor and a handful of maverick Republicans led the state to join 39 others that have expanded Medicaid. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - April 10, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Sheryl Gay Stolberg Tags: North Carolina Medicaid Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) Health Insurance and Managed Care Republican Party Cooper, Roy A Moral Mondays Barber, William J II State Legislatures Hospitals Law and Legislation States (US Source Type: news
Colin McCord, Who Helped Impose a Smoking Ban, Dies at 94
The indoors prohibition, in New York City, was just one public health accomplishment. His global efforts on behalf of woman and children saved countless lives. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - April 8, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Sam Roberts Tags: McCord, Colin (1928-2023) Deaths (Obituaries) Doctors Smoking and Tobacco Black People Law and Legislation Harlem Hospital Center New York City Trans Fatty Acids Freeman, Harold P Source Type: news
Dr. Colin McCord, Who Helped Impose a Smoking Ban, Dies at 94
Among his accomplishments in New York City was successfully lobbying to ban smoking indoors, a move that was replicated around the world. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - April 7, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Sam Roberts Tags: McCord, Colin (1928-2023) Deaths (Obituaries) Doctors Smoking and Tobacco Black People Law and Legislation Harlem Hospital Center New York City Trans Fatty Acids Freeman, Harold P Source Type: news
Millions on Medicaid May Soon Lose Coverage as Pandemic Protections End
A requirement that states keep people on Medicaid during the coronavirus pandemic has come to an end, and 15 million people could lose their coverage as a result. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - April 3, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Noah Weiland Tags: Medicaid Health Insurance and Managed Care Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Health and Human Services Department Missouri Kansas City (Mo) States (US) United States Politics and Government Source Type: news
Federal Judge Strikes Down Obamacare Requirement for Free Preventive Care
The decision by a judge in Texas, which applies nationwide and could have far-reaching implications for millions of Americans, is likely to be appealed by the Biden administration. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - March 30, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Sheryl Gay Stolberg Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) Decisions and Verdicts ' Connor, Reed Health Insurance and Managed Care Law and Legislation Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Braidwood Management Inc Health and Human Services Department Source Type: news
North Carolina Expands Medicaid After Republicans Abandon Their Opposition
The state ’s Democratic governor signed a bill expanding the health insurance program for low-income people days after the measure cleared the Republican-controlled legislature. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - March 27, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Sheryl Gay Stolberg Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) Medicaid North Carolina Cooper, Roy A Health Insurance and Managed Care Law and Legislation States (US) State Legislatures Hospitals United States Politics and Government Source Type: news
