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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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