Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit in federal court Thursday over the Biden administration’s recent guidance specifying that abortions must be provided in particular emergency scenarios. The suit names HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra as its lead defendant and accuses the Biden administration of using federal law to “transform every emergency room in the country into a walk-in abortion […]
What could Ubuntu mean for health equity? Equiva CEO Nir Altman ponders this question in a recent blog post, citing an article titled Ubuntu Philosophy in Healthcare recently published at KevinMD.com, the widely known platform where physicians, advanced practitioners and patients share insights and tell stories. Coming from the Nguni language spoken in southern Africa, “Ubuntu” is often translated as ‘humanity to others.’ “I grew up […]
Published on July 14, 2022 Congratulations on your new baby! How you’ll get coverage for your baby depends on your current insurance status. If you don’t have health insurance: Having a baby qualifies you for a . This means you can enroll in or change 2022 Marketplace coverage. When you enroll in the […]
MUSCATINE, Iowa — Bailee Tordai, who was 33 weeks into her pregnancy, barely made it to the prenatal checkup. Her clunky old Jeep couldn’t complete the 2-mile trip from her house to the University of Iowa’s outreach clinic in her southeastern Iowa hometown. It was a hot June day, and a wiring problem made the Jeep conk out in the […]
Today in health care, a GOP senator blocked a bill seeking to protect interstate travel for abortions as legislative fights heat up on the issue. Welcome to Overnight Health Care, where we’re following the latest moves on policy and news affecting your health. For The Hill, we’re Peter Sullivan, Nathaniel Weixel and Joseph Choi. Subscribe here. Senator blocks protecting interstate abortion travel GOP Sen. James […]
RxBenefits, a pharmacy benefits company, and Tria Health, a chronic condition and medication management company, have launched a new partnership to improve diabetes care and lower healthcare costs for the condition through a proactive approach. Through the partnership, the two companies have created the Optimize MyCare Diabetes Support Program, for which RxBenefits and Tria Health both review pharmacy claims to […]
A federal effort to support access to emergency abortions met its first legal challenge Thursday when Texas challenged the policy in court. The Health and Human Services Department asserted in a guidance issued Monday that federal law requires hospitals to provide abortions to patients who need one to preserve their lives or health under the rule that hospitals must screen […]
Home-based care services are a crucial element of medical care. Despite this fact, issues surrounding accessibility have hindered the Medicare home health benefit’s ability to be effective, a new report published in Health Affairs Thursday suggests. The report was authored by Henry J. Kaiser’s President Barbara Lyons, as well as Diane Rowland, the former executive vice president of and emerita […]
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday sidestepped a major crackdown on companies that make popular synthetic nicotine products, drawing ire from Democrats and anti-tobacco advocates. Synthetic nicotine is made in a lab, and was a way for companies to skirt FDA regulation since the agency previously did not have the ability to regulate it like it does tobacco-derived […]
By JESSICA DaMASSA, WTF HEALTH Mental health digital therapeutics startup Happify Health has spent the past 5 years quietly ‘self-actualizing’ into a brand-new, tech platform company that just launched this week: Twill. This is a big pivot – not just a brand change – and we’ve got co-founder & President Ofer Leidner and newly-hired Chief Operating Officer Megan Callahan (who […]