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Healthcare
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

GPs and hospitals in England to be required to share data to create single patient records

A single secure patient record will let NHS providers access shared medical histories, reducing repetition, improving emergency care, and speeding safer treatment.
Social justice
fromwww.amny.com
2 weeks ago

Op-Ed | No More 24' puts New Yorkers like me at risk | amNewYork

Protesters demand the No More 24 Act to end 24-hour workdays for home care workers, fearing it jeopardizes care for individuals with disabilities.
fromAdvocate.com
4 weeks ago

Tennessee Republicans are one step closer to creating a registry of transgender Americans

"This is a bill that gathers data on trans and gender-diverse patients throughout the state, as well as providers. It asks for details around prescriptions, around what's discussed in medical visits, around how long somebody has been in treatment."
Healthcare
Healthcare
fromGothamist
1 month ago

Fines weren't enough to keep Jersey City hospital open, so lawmakers aim to get tougher

Heights University Hospital's closure leaves Jersey City with one emergency room, prompting legal actions and potential new legislation to prevent future hospital closures.
fromTruthout
2 months ago

Florida Lawmakers Aim to Add Work Requirements Without Expanding Medicaid

You cannot change the terms of the work requirement. It's a pretty easy no. Federal law holds that non-expansion states cannot adopt work requirements under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Leo Cuello, an attorney and professor at Georgetown University's McCourt School of Public Policy, cites guidance from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in making this determination.
Healthcare
US politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 year ago

Republicans passed an amendment to curtail Obamacare. It just backfired in a surprising way. - LGBTQ Nation

Ohio's appellate court ruled that gender-affirming care for minors is essential medical treatment and that the state's ban violates constitutional protections for healthcare access.
fromwww.npr.org
3 months ago

Trump health care plan doesn't help people facing skyrocketing ACA premiums

The plan does not include a remedy for people who buy their health insurance on Healthcare.gov, some of whom are facing sky-high premium hikes this month. Trump dubbed the ideas "The Great Healthcare Plan." According to a White House fact sheet and a press call hosted by Medicare and Medicaid chief Dr. Mehmet Oz, the planned legislation, which the administration is asking Congress to develop, has four pillars: Drug price reforms Health insurance reforms Price transparency for health costs Fraud protections and safeguards
US politics
California
fromwww.eastbaytimes.com
3 months ago

Alameda briefs: Assembly's Bonta responds to release of ChatGPT Health

Combining AI with personal medical records raises serious data privacy, cybersecurity, and consumer protection concerns that require legislative safeguards.
US politics
fromIntelligencer
4 months ago

Another Government Shutdown May Be Just Weeks Away

Obamacare subsidies will expire December 31, risking harm to 24 million; Congress is unlikely to pass extensions before then, making future shutdowns possible.
Healthcare
fromTruthout
5 months ago

Will Nursing Home Chain Be Off the Hook for Paying Injury and Death Settlements?

Private equity owners allegedly extracted millions and degraded patient care at Genesis HealthCare, prompting legislation to criminally penalize harmful healthcare ownership practices.
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
10 months ago

Puerto Rico trans rights advocates prepare legal fight as GOP governor considers gender-affirming care ban

Puerto Rico's legislation could ban gender-affirming care for youth, threatening the rights of the transgender community.
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
11 months ago

House GOP advances Marjorie Taylor Greene's transphobic bill banning gender-affirming care for trans youth

House Republicans advanced a bill criminalizing gender-affirming care for transgender minors, with severe penalties targeting families and healthcare providers.
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