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Massachusetts healthcare workers strike against hospital giant
1+ hour, 38+ min ago (235+ words) About 4, 500 nurses and home-care clinicians walked out after contract talks with Mass General Brigham broke down over pay, staffing, insurance costs, and patient care. Thousands of nurses and home-care clinicians walked off the job Wednesday in Massachusetts, launching what their…...
Medicaid work-rule fight grows as New Yorkers lose coverage
6+ day, 52+ min ago (764+ words) A multistate lawsuit challenges new federal Medicaid rules while nearly 500, 000 New Yorkers are pushed off a low-cost health plan created under the Affordable Care Act. Nearly half a million moderate-income New Yorkers began losing health insurance on July 1, the first…...
States sue Trump administration over Medicaid work rule that could put sick patients at risk
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (441+ words) A coalition of 25 states and Washington, D. C. , says the federal rule creates paperwork barriers that could strip coverage from people with cancer, disabilities, mental health needs, and serious medical conditions. A coalition of 25 states and the District of Columbia has sued…...
Health cuts strip coverage from nearly half a million New Yorkers
1+ week, 1+ day ago (345+ words) The first major coverage losses from HR 1 are hitting low-income New Yorkers who now face higher premiums, deductibles, or no insurance at all. Nearly half a million New Yorkers are losing low-cost health insurance as federal cuts tied to President…...
Apathy in the American Medical Association
1+ week, 3+ day ago (174+ words) It is well past time that they break their silence. Dr. Abu Safiya before Israeli prison Dr. Abu Safiya after 1. 5 years in Israeli prison This conference was a place for the AMA to discuss policy, especially around advocacy. CODEPINK staff,…...
Decades of research link pesticide use around homes, farms to childhood cancer
3+ week, 6+ day ago (524+ words) Decades of growing scientific concern have culminated in definitive new warnings for parents and agricultural communities alike: routine exposure to common pesticides'both inside the home and near farms'massively increases a child's risk of developing leukemia. A new comprehensive meta-analysis published…...
Trump rule narrows Medicaid exemptions as work requirements move toward nationwide rollout
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (1311+ words) A new CMS rule implementing Republican-backed Medicaid work requirements adopts a stricter definition of medical frailty, raising concerns that millions of low-income Americans could face new bureaucratic hurdles to maintaining health coverage. A new Trump administration rule implementing Medicaid work…...
Vermont becomes first state to ban weed-killing pesticide paraquat
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (384+ words) On My 26, Governor Phil Scott signed H. 739 into law officially outlawing the sale and use of the chemical. The legislation passed with broad bipartisan support in Vermont's general assembly after extensive medical research linked the pesticide to a significantly increased risk…...
Food insecurity reaches near-pandemic levels as economic strain deepens across America
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (516+ words) The report notes that consumers overall have become increasingly pessimistic about their financial futures despite what it characterizes as "solid economic fundamentals." Current levels of consumer sentiment, researchers wrote, have fallen to levels comparable to or below those seen during…...
Trump-backed PAC took $5 million from tobacco giant before FDA opened door to flavored vapes
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1511+ words) A multimillion-dollar contribution from Reynolds American was disclosed days before tobacco executives met with President Trump and less than a week before federal regulators issued guidance that could expand flavored vape sales and benefit major cigarette manufacturers. A Reynolds American…...