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Health insurance needs to fully cover over-the-counter birth control like condoms, White House says
By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press Oct 21, 2024 11:08 AM EDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of people with private health insurance would be able to pick up over-the-counter methods like condoms, the “morning after” pill and birth control pills for free under a new rule the White House proposed on Monday. Right now, health insurers…
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Black Americans still suffer worse health. Here’s why there’s so little progress
October 24, 2024 11:57 AM ET By Fred Clasen-Kelly, Renuka Rayasam KINGSTREE, S.C. — One morning in late April, a small brick health clinic along the Thurgood Marshall Highway bustled with patients. There was Joshua McCray, 69, a public bus driver who, four years after catching COVID-19, still is too weak to drive. Louvenia McKinney, 77, arrived…
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1 million+ patients lose coverage as insurers, hospitals drop Medicare Advantage
Experts worry older patients could be exposed to ‘catastrophic’ costs and interrupted access to care. By: Anna Claire Vollers – October 23, 2024 4:20 am HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Libby and Andrew Potter usually ignore the avalanche of Medicare Advantage ads that land in the mailbox at their home in Huntsville, Alabama, each fall as Medicare’s open enrollment period…
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Medicaid will cover traditional healing practices for Native Americans in 4 states
October 19, 2024 7:00 AM ET By Lesley McClurg Emery Tahy of San Francisco knows firsthand the struggles of addiction and recovery — a journey that, for him, is intertwined with his experience as a Native American. In his twenties, Tahy landed on the streets of Phoenix battling severe depression and alcohol-induced seizures. About four years…
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More Mobile Clinics Are Bringing Long-Acting Birth Control to Rural Areas
By Arielle Zionts October 16, 2024 Twice a month, a 40-foot-long truck transformed into a mobile clinic travels the Rio Grande Valley to provide rural Texans with women’s health care, including birth control. The clinic, called the UniMóvil, is part of the Healthy Mujeres program at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine.…
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Striking Omni hotel workers return to work Monday after ratifying ‘historic’ new contract
Hundreds of Hilton hotel workers remain on strike. By Beth Treffeisen October 21, 2024 After five days of strikes, workers at the Omni Parker House and the Omni Boston Seaport returned to work Monday morning after ratifying a “historic” new contract with Omni Hotels. Over 600 hotel workers from the two Omni properties have been on strike…
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Texas’ Board of Education is voting on state-developed textbooks next month. View them now
KUT 90.5 | By Becky Fogel Published October 17, 2024 at 2:40 PM CDT The Texas Education Agency on Wednesday released updated instructional materials the State Board of Education is scheduled to vote on in late November. The public can review the latest versions of the materials online. The revisions come about a month after public comment and feedback at…
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Haitian Americans fight back against Trump’s false claims
Sophia Cai October 16, 2024 Haitian Americans across the country are pushing back against former President Trump’s baseless claims about them by protesting, promising to vote and coming together to celebrate their culture. Why it matters: As Trump makes immigration the closing argument of his 2024 campaign — without much regard for whether his claims about immigrants are true — Haitian American communities…
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Trump warns he’ll expel migrants under key Biden immigration programs
BY REBECCA SANTANA Updated 6:33 PM CDT, September 25, 2024 WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump, who has made anti-immigration rhetoric a key part of his reelection campaign, warned Wednesday that he would kick out hundreds of thousands of immigrants who have entered the country under two key Biden administration programs if he’s reelected. Speaking to Fox News, Trump…
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