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Effects of SCOTUS Ruling Undermining Regulatory Authority Are Already Emerging
The ruling against the “Chevron” doctrine has been used to challenge a broad range of regulations in the last 3 months.
It’s Not on the Ballot, But Abortion Is Driving Voting Conversation in Georgia
The galvanizing potential for Georgia voters who oppose the six-week ban has not been lost on state lawmakers.
For-Profit US Health Care System Still Ranks Last Among Peers on Key Metrics
People in the US “live the shortest lives and have the most avoidable deaths,” a new analysis concludes.
Work Requirements and Red Tape Complicate Georgia’s Medicaid Expansion Program
Georgia is the only state that requires certain Medicaid beneficiaries to work to get coverage.
What Would It Mean If the Harris Campaign Centered Black Women’s Health?
Black women are bedrock of the Democratic Party. What would it look like if their needs and lives were made central too?
Israel Is Hindering the Delivery of Polio Vaccines, Gaza’s Health Ministry Says
Meanwhile, much of Gaza hasn’t been able to access soap, which would reduce communicable diseases by about 40 percent.
Buffalo Medical Residents Are Striking for Fair Pay and Better Conditions
The labor action by medical residents in Buffalo is the latest in the medical worker unionization wave sweeping the US.
It’s Not Just Big Pharma: Meet the Middlemen Blocking Access to Medication
Pharmacy benefit managers have massive control over people’s medications, but a growing movement is pushing for reform.
Trans Adults’ Care Is Already Being Terminated in Florida Following Court Ruling
Those who previously had access to gender-affirming care are being notified that their care will no longer be provided.
After Industry Uproar, Feds Killed Plan to Curb Medicare Advantage Overbilling
The issue is at the center of a DOJ civil fraud case against UnitedHealth Group pending in federal court.