Democrats Seek To Make GOP Pay for Threats to Reproductive Rights
Democrats running for office are using abortion rollbacks to galvanize voters, with abortion rights ballot initiatives amplifying their lines of attack. In Missouri, the leading Democratic candidate for the Senate also blames Republican Sen. Josh Hawley for threatening access to IVF.
Unsheltered People Are Losing Medicaid in Redetermination Mix-Ups
Some of the nearly 130,000 Montanans who have lost Medicaid coverage as the state reevaluates eligibility are homeless. Thats in part because Montana kicked more than 80,000 people off the program for technical reasons rather than income ineligibility. For unhoused people who were disenrolled, getting back on Medicaid can be extraordinarily difficult.
The Path to a Better Tuberculosis Vaccine Runs Through Montana
Researchers at the University of Montana have pitched in to develop a more effective vaccine in the fight against an ancient disease that still kills an estimated 1.6 million people a year worldwide.
En Montana, investigan una nueva y poderosa vacuna contra la tuberculosis
La tuberculosis mata a 1.6 millones de personas anualmente, en especial en zonas pobres del planeta.
Native Americans Have Shorter Life Spans. Better Health Care Isnt the Only Answer.
Social services, such as parenting classes and economic development programs, can help increase the life spans of Native Americans, some health experts say. But insurers dont always cover these services.
Paris Hilton Backs California Bill Requiring Sunshine on Troubled Teen Industry
Celebrity hotel heiress Paris Hilton is expanding her campaign for more public reporting on residential therapeutic centers use of restraints and seclusion rooms in disciplining teens, setting her sights on legislation in Sacramento and Washington, D.C.
Doctors Take On Dental Duties to Reach Low-Income and Uninsured Patients
More doctors are integrating oral health care into their practices, filling a need in Americas dental deserts.
M矇dicos de atenci籀n primaria asumen tareas de dentista para ayudar a pacientes vulnerables
En Denver, la inestabilidad de la vivienda, las barreras del idioma, la falta de transporte y el “costo astron籀mico” de la odontolog穩a sin seguro hacen que la atenci籀n dental sea inaccesible para muchos nuevos inmigrantes.
Journalists Dig Into Measles, Abortion Access, and Medicaid Expansion
窪蹋勛圖厙 News and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media in recent weeks to discuss their stories. Heres a collection of their appearances.
Some Medicaid Providers Borrow or Go Into Debt Amid Unwinding Payment Disruptions
Used to operating with scarce resources, Montana Medicaid providers say gaps in state payments have left them struggling further.
As money flows to abortion rights initiatives in states, some donors focus on where anger over the “Dobbs” ruling could propel voter turnout and spur Democratic victories up and down the ballot, including in key Senate races and the White House.
Montana, an Island of Abortion Access, Preps for Consequential Elections and Court Decisions
A 25-year-old state Supreme Court ruling protects abortion rights in conservative Montana. That hasnt stopped Republicans and anti-abortion advocates from trying to institute a ban.
Operating in the Red: Half of Rural Hospitals Lose Money, as Many Cut Services
A recent report finds half of Americas rural hospitals are losing money, and many are struggling to stay open. Researchers and advocates worry the hospitals financial spiral will have immediate and long-term health effects on their communities.
Avanzan en varios estados proyectos de ley extremos sobre el uso de ba簽os por g矇nero
Al menos uno de los proyectos de ley es tan extremo como para proponer que se considere delito que una persona transg矇nero entre en una instalaci籀n que no coincida con el sexo indicado en su acta de nacimiento.
Bathroom Bills Are Back Broader and Stricter In Several States
State lawmakers are resurrecting and expanding efforts to prohibit transgender people from using public restrooms and other spaces that match their gender. Some have sought to ban trans people from sex-designated spaces, including domestic violence shelters and crisis centers, which experts say could violate anti-discrimination laws and jeopardize federal funding.
Health Care Workers Push for Their Own Confidential Mental Health Treatment
Montana may join about a dozen other states in creating safe havens that keep health care professionals from facing scrutiny from licensure boards for seeking mental health or addiction treatment.
Is Housing Health Care? State Medicaid Programs Increasingly Say Yes
States are using their Medicaid programs to offer poor and sick people housing services, such as paying six months rent or helping hunt for apartments. The trend comes in response to a growing homelessness epidemic, but experts caution this may not be the best use of limited health care money.
Congressman Off-Base in Ad Claiming Fauci Shipped Covid to Montana Before the Pandemic
Facts dont support claims by a likely Republican Senate candidate that a federal research laboratory in Montana infected bats with a coronavirus from China before the covid-19 outbreak.
Journalists Catch Up on Top Issues Facing 2024 Voters, From Obamacare to Opioids
窪蹋勛圖厙 News and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Heres a collection of their appearances.
Possibility of Wildlife-to-Human Crossover Heightens Concern About Chronic Wasting Disease
A response is ramping up to a potential spillover of the neurological disease to humans from deer, elk, and other animals.
