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Rural Washington hospitals brace for fallout from Medicaid cuts
Many institutions in Eastern Washington are kept solvent by federal funding, but changes under H.R. 1 could irreparably damage rural health care. Amanda Sullender Monica Carrillo-Casas Mitchell Roland Orion Donovan Smith Sep 11, 2025 If the hospital in the historic southeast Washington town of Dayton has to close, Acadia Murphey thinks the town will “probably…
Court Rules Georgia County Didn’t Discriminate by Denying Coverage of Gender-Affirming Surgery
A federal appeals court has reversed earlier rulings that found a Georgia county illegally discriminated against a sheriff’s deputy by not covering her gender-affirming surgery By Associated Press Sept. 10, 2025, at 3:57 p.m. ATLANTA (AP) — A federal appeals court has reversed previous court rulings that found a Georgia county illegally discriminated against a sheriff’s deputy by…
The national suicide hotline for LGBTQ+ youth shut down. States are scrambling to help.
By: Annie Sciacca, KFF Health News September 1, 2025 5:00 am This article first appeared on KFF Health News. If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting “988.” On July 17, the option shut down for LGBTQ+ youth to access specialized mental…
A Philadelphia Tourette syndrome advocate had a ‘dream job’ as a federal disability policy advisor. Then mass layoffs began
Mass layoffs at federal agencies have affected workers who were focused on increasing employment opportunities for people with disabilities. By Nicole Leonard Updated Aug. 18, 2025 11:36 am When Adam Fishbein was offered a position in the U.S. Department of Labor in 2021, it felt like he’d achieved a goal that he had worked toward…
Conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ people, long discredited, could make a comeback
By: Anna Claire Vollers August 30, 2025 7:29 am Week after week, a teenage Brandon Long sat through counseling sessions that he said framed his identity as a failure. Now an ordained minister in northern Kentucky, Long told Kentucky state lawmakers about the years he spent undergoing therapy designed to rid him of his “same-sex…
Chicago woman says Uber drivers will cancel her rides because of her disability
By Sabrina Franza August 30, 2025 / 10:43 PM CDT / CBS Chicago It’s happened to many of us; you call an Uber only for it to pull over down the block or across a busy street. One woman said, when it happens to her, the Uber drivers will just cancel. She has a disability and cannot…
South Carolina asks Supreme Court to allow anti-transgender school bathroom policy
The emergency appeal is the latest in a series of cases involving transgender issues to come before the high court. By Bianca Quilantan and Josh Gerstein 08/28/2025 04:53 PM EDT South Carolina is asking the Supreme Court to allow the state to enforce its policy barring transgender students in state-funded schools from using bathrooms that align with their…
‘These aren’t minimum wage jobs’: Workers who help Delawareans with disabilities struggle amid low pay
Delaware professionals who care for adults with disabilities earn around $15 an hour, making it difficult for many to make ends meet. By Johnny Perez-Gonzalez Updated Aug. 28, 2025 11:49 am Angela Hendrickson spends her days helping Delawareans with disabilities live fuller lives — coaching them on the job, taking them grocery shopping or monitoring…
Trump Administration Cuts California Sex Ed Funding Over Gender Identity Content
Natalia Navarro Aug 27, 2025 The Trump Administration last week canceled funding for a California sexual health education program serving homeless, foster care and incarcerated youth, alleging it is an “attempt to indoctrinate children with gender ideology.” At issue is California’s curricula, which teach that gender identity can differ from biological sex and that trans and nonbinary…