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![Protestors demonstrate outside the White House to call attention to those suffering from Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and long COVID on September 19, 2022, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/05/2023_0530-long-covid-400x300.jpg)
Denial Isn’t an Effective Health Care Strategy, Say People With Long COVID
Gaslighting and disbelief make long COVID worse for people living with long-term effects from the virus.
![Close-up of African American woman signing paperwork during medical appointment at clinic.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/05/GettyImages-1353453774-400x300.jpg)
Thousands Experience Lapses in Care as Medicaid Rules Expire
As South Dakota and North Carolina remove participants from Medicaid, the states also plan to add people to the program.
![Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks alongside Rep. Pramila Jayapal during a news conference to announce the re-introduction of the Medicare For All Act of 2023 on May 17, 2023 in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/05/2023_05-17-sanders-medicare-for-all-400x300.jpg)
“Health Care Is a Human Right”: Sanders Reintroduces Medicare for All
Universal health care could have prevented over 338,000 COVID deaths, research has found.
![two protesters display signs in support of continued abortion acces, one reading "BANS OFF OUR BODIES" and the other reading "MY RIGHTS TODAY; YOUR RIGHTS TOMORROW"](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/05/2023_0508-idaho-abortion-400x300.jpg)
Idaho’s “Abortion Trafficking” Law Takes Effect
The law effectively criminalizes medical care legally obtained in neighboring states.
![Testosterone enanthate vials lie on a table during the annual press conference of the Main Customs Office Frankfurt at Frankfurt Airport, Germany, on May 5, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/05/GettyImages-1240458952-400x300.jpg)
Testosterone Access Could Be Limited as COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Ends
Options for patients in “care deserts” to remotely access gender-affirming care may soon dwindle.
![A person holds a sign reading "LET ZOOEY SPEAK" during an outdoor protest](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/05/2023_0505-montana-congress-400x300.jpg)
Montana Passes Mixed Bag of Significant Policy Changes in Controversial Session
Some, like the Medicaid reimbursement hikes, were greeted with cheers. Others, with threats of legal challenges.
![People receive aid in a parking lot outside of a teal van with the words "community care van" printed on the side](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/05/2023_0502-community-care-van-400x300.jpg)
Pandemic-Era Programs Are Coming to End — But the Fight for Justice Isn’t
The helpful programs, as well as the national missteps, can teach us how to chart a better path forward as a society.
![National Health Service (NHS) junior doctors take part in a march and rally in the centre of Birmingham, on the final day of the British Medical Association's 96-hour walkout in a dispute over pay, on April 14, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/04/GettyImages-1251810776-400x300.jpg)
NHS Workers to Resume Strike, Rejecting Tory Government Pay Offer as Inadequate
Rishi Sunak, the wealthiest PM in UK history, has repeatedly supported proposals to crack down on the strike.
![Downtown Kansas City skyline is pictured in Missouri.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/04/2023_0426-kansas-city-400x300.jpg)
Kansas City Leaders Consider Joining Lawsuit Against Anti-Trans Missouri AG
The Kansas City council is also considering requests to make the city a “safe haven” for trans Missourians seeking care.
![U.S. Military Veterans listen as Vice President Kamala Harris gives remarks at a National Veterans Day Observance ceremony in the amphitheater of the Arlington National Ceremony on November 11, 2022 in Arlington, Virginia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/04/GettyImages-1440803106-400x300.jpg)
PACT Act Faces Uphill Battle to Address Chemical Poisoning of Veterans
The Department of Veterans Affairs is unprepared for a flood of claims from veterans disabled by toxic exposure.