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Medicaid cuts could be devastating for the Delta and the rest of rural America
The ‘big, beautiful bill’ would cause 11.8M more Americans to become uninsured by 2034. By: Shalina Chatlani and Kim Krisberg, Public Health Watch July 3, 2025 5:00 am LAKE PROVIDENCE, La. — East Carroll Parish sits in the northeastern corner of Louisiana, along the winding Mississippi River. Its seat, Lake Providence, was a thriving agricultural center…
“Big, beautiful bill” cuts to Medicaid could be devastating for nursing home residents
By Caitlin Huey-Burns July 1, 2025 / 7:52 PM EDT / CBS News Jason Barrett visits his 94-year-old grandmother, Ruth Raney, at the Martinsburg Healthcare Center in West Virginia as often as he can. Medicaid will soon be covering the cost of Raney’s care, putting her among the 77% of West Virginia nursing home residents…
Health care would be slashed even for immigrants with legal status under massive Senate bill
Cutting federal aid could also shutter some rural hospitals already in financial trouble. By: Tim Henderson July 1, 2025 5:19 pm Provisions in the new tax and spending bill passed by the U.S. Senate early Tuesday would go even further than the House bill in removing health care and other benefits from immigrants with legal…
California leads state lawsuit against White House sharing health data amid ICE raids
California’s attorney general said the data seizure created “a culture of fear” that will have a “chilling effect” on health care access. By Tyler Katzenberger 07/01/2025 03:08 PM EDT SACRAMENTO, California — California Attorney General Rob Bonta and 19 other state attorneys general sued the Trump administration Tuesday for sharing personal information about people who receive…
HHS layoffs were likely unlawful and must be halted, US judge says
Updated 3:07 PM CST, July 1, 2025 PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A federal judge ruled that recent mass layoffs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services were likely unlawful and ordered the Trump administration to halt plans to downsize and reorganize the nation’s health workforce. On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Melissa DuBose granted the preliminary…
Why this Black man became a doula: ‘Every death was preventable’
By Alyssa Johnson, Capital B Atlanta July 1, 2025, 9:57am CDT While many doulas are women, one man is working to change the narrative about who can support families during childbirth. Sylvester Pierce, 44, operates a doula business called Younity Birthwork, where he provides services ranging from childbirth education, postpartum care, and more. “Doulas are there…
Doctors don’t get much menopause training. State lawmakers are trying to change that
July 1, 2025 5:00 AM ET By Megan Myscofski Former middle school teacher Lorraine Carter Salazar isn’t easily embarrassed. But when she began having hot flashes at school about a decade ago, she worried about how she came off to co-workers, students and parents. “It doesn’t convey competence,” said Carter Salazar, 62. She recounted how…
For gay asylum seeker, immigration crackdown strikes terror
Published: Jun. 17, 2025, 6:00 a.m. By Jaylen Green, Uncloseted Media This month, the Trump administration has deployed thousands of troops, including the National Guard and the Marines, to crack down on protests in Los Angeles against ICE raids in the latest act of their ongoing legal and military attacks on undocumented immigrants. Kelvin, a gay man from…
Texas bill banning DEI, LGBTQ clubs in schools heads to governor for signature
KERA | By Bill Zeeble Published June 3, 2025 at 11:29 AM CDT A bill banning Diversity, Equity and Inclusion work in Texas’ K-12 schools is on its way to the governor’s desk. Senate Bill 12 bans DEI policies in hiring and training, bans student groups centered around gender identity and sexual orientation, and prohibits school employees from…