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As fentanyl deaths surge, some state lawmakers push back against 'harm reduction'

The Biden administration is embracing health care efforts designed to reduce the deadly impact of fentanyl addiction, but many state legislatures are resisting the "harm reduction" approach.

WEKU

Oregon Republicans stay home ahead of abortion, guns votes

Republican state senators in Oregon haven't shown up to work, denying the Democrats who control the chamber a quorum and casting doubt on planned votes later this week on legislation pertaining to gun control, abortion rights and gender-affirming health care

The Independent UK

Uninsured rates are higher for people of color, despite higher levels of education

Race and ethnicity are bigger factors in determining health care coverage, compared to education levels.

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The long-overlooked solution to upend health care economics: Bringing the hospital home

'To truly transform health care, we need to focus less on what happens in care settings and more on what happens where people live their lives.'

Fortune

Mom gets $2M for jail death of intellectually disabled son

A Colorado county and a health care company contracted to provide medical care in its jail have agreed to pay $2 million to the mother of an intellectually disabled man who died there in 2014

The Independent UK

Montana Rep. Zooey Zephyr sues over her removal from House floor

Zephyr was silenced and barred for chiding her Republican colleagues over legislation to restrict gender-affirming health care and for encouraging protesters.

WEKU

Missouri judge to rule on strict trans health care limits

A Missouri judge is expected to rule Monday on whether first-of-their-kind regulations on gender-affirming health care can take effect

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Congress eyes work rules for millions covered by Medicaid

More than half a million of the poorest Americans would be left without health insurance under legislation passed by House Republicans that would require people to work in exchange for health care coverage through Medicaid

The Independent UK

DIY trans care evades barriers in Missouri, other states

Transgender and non-binary Missourians are turning to do-it-yourself treatments as Republicans across the nation move to restrict gender-affirming health care

The Independent UK

How health care leaders are leveraging technology in a tumultuous economy

Making health care accessible and equitable is the goal.

Fortune

'Beautiful' mum's death exposed 'fundamental flaws' in mental health care

An inquest found there were "a catalogue of serious missed opportunities" to save Zainab Mohamed

Liverpool Echo

A Wildly Ambitious New Bill Would Raise the Minimum Wage for Hundreds of Thousands in California

How to help health care workers live where they are employed.

Capital & Main

Why investors are so 'bullish' on women's health

The opportunities in women's health—especially in the age of A.I.—were top of mind at Fortune Brainstorm Health.

Fortune

Health and housing measures announced ahead of budget, and NDIS costs in first ministers' sights

The May 9 budget will include a $2.2 billion suite of measures to seek to ease pressures in primary health care and hospitals, as well as containing initiatives directed towards the crisis in the rental market.

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Teddy bear clinic connects health care-bound CPS students with grade schoolers

Dozens of Chicago Public Schools juniors and seniors performed a full round of check-ups on more than 200 stuffed animals brought in by youngsters at Eli Whitney Elementary.

The Independent UK

Vermont passes bills aimed at protecting abortion pills

The Vermont Legislature has passed reproductive and gender-affirming health care bills with a late addition aimed at protecting access to a medication widely used in abortions — even if the U.S. Food and Drug Administration withdraws its approval of mifepristone

WEKU

Disability groups claim California's assisted suicide law discriminates against them

A California law allows a terminally ill person to end their life, but some people with disabilities say they're at risk of being coerced into seeking the medications needed for assisted suicide.

Fortune

CVS Health CEO Karen Lynch wants better care for new moms at risk of postpartum depression

The CEO sees a connection between mind and body.

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Roll Call

House, Senate craft separate health care packages - Roll Call

A deal announced this week on a series of drug pricing bills could be a sign of progress an issue that has bedeviled both parties.

The Independent UK

Kansas abortion providers face new rule after veto overriden

Kansas health care providers could face criminal charges over accusations about their care of newborns delivered during certain abortion procedures

Salon

Calif.'s new safety net for the homeless

Governor Newsom wants to use Medi-Cal as a safety net to provide housing and other services for the homeless

Fortune

3 factors driving health care inequality—and ideas for how we can solve it

'The rich get richer, and the poor get poorer. The same is true for health...The underserved get sicker.'

The Independent UK

Missouri judge to weigh transgender health care rules

A Missouri judge will decide whether a first-of-its-kind rule placing strict regulations on gender-affirming care in Missouri kicks in Thursday

The Texas Tribune

For migrant children who cross the border alone, a new set of challenges getting health care awaits

A report from the Migration Policy Institute and the American Academy of Pediatrics details the barriers undocumented children face in the United States.

Fortune

CEO of CVS warns there's a Medicare 'tsunami' heading for the U.S.

Karen Lynch shares the two things that will change the future of health care at Fortune's Brainstorm Health Conference.

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