Hospitals and policymakers across the country are reconsidering whether to provide gender-affirming care, and some, like Children’s Hospital Colorado, are abruptly halting it. Decisions about a child’s health should be made by parents, children, and doctors, and we should all be alarmed when governments begin to take away that autonomy. When hospitals abruptly end legal … Read more
Thousands of people line up before dawn every weekend across the country to receive free medical care at pop-up clinics, but a patchwork of state laws prevents volunteer doctors from helping as many people as possible. Despite these limitations, remote community medicine (RAM) makes life-changing changes every week. At a recent clinic, Dave Burge held … Read more
About one-third of Americans say they have skipped meals, borrowed money or cut utility bills to pay for medical bills. This was revealed in a Gallup poll released in March. The Trump administration is lowered the price About more than 50 drugs. But it also insurance premiums go up In the Afforable Care market — … Read more
As many as 16 million low-income Americans are projected to lose federally funded health insurance over the next two years. That’s largely due to work requirements and immigration-focused rule changes to Medicaid, the program known in California as Medi-Cal. Even if those projections (such as those by the Congressional Budget Office) turn out to be … Read more
Moneywise and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commissions or revenue from links in the content below. President Donald Trump said the federal government spends so much money on wars that it can’t afford to fund programs like day care and health care. “America can’t take care of day care. That’s for the states to decide,” … Read more
When people with diabetes lose health insurance, their condition doesn’t just get worse; In a new study, OHSU researchers say it gets even worse. Researchers say the findings demonstrate how quickly insurance coverage interruptions can disrupt treatment for chronic diseases such as diabetes, which require regular monitoring, medication adjustments, and consistent access to treatment. The … Read more