Mar 31 Drag performers on what Tennessee's ban on public performances means to them By Matt Rasnic, Rachel Liesendahl Under the new law, a first offense would be classified as a Class A misdemeanor — punishable by up to nearly one year in jail and a fine of $2,500. Subsequent offenses would be classified as a Class E felony… Continue reading
Mar 31 Missouri Planned Parenthood sues state AG over transgender care investigation By Summer Ballentine, Associated Press Missouri’s state attorney general is investigating gender-affirming care provided by Planned Parenthood, according to a lawsuit filed by the St. Louis health provider. Continue reading
Mar 30 Watch 5:18 Federal judge rules against key preventative care requirements of Affordable Care Act By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris A federal judge in Texas ruled that employers can not be required to cover key preventative health care benefits under the Affordable Care Act. It jeopardizes free coverage of a wide range of preventative services for some 160 million Americans. Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch 7:34 D.C. phases out its COVID-era hotel housing program for homeless people By William Brangham, Dorothy Hastings, Layla Quran, Henry Brannan At the start of the pandemic, we were all urged to stay at home and avoid crowds. But for homeless people, packed shelters made COVID transmission nearly unavoidable. Many cities used federal money to house people in vacant hotels to… Continue watching
Mar 30 Judge's ruling undercuts Affordable Care Act preventive screenings By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press A federal judge in Texas who has previously ruled to dismantle the Affordable Care Act struck down a narrower but key part of the nation's health law. Continue reading
Mar 29 West Virginia governor signs ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth By Leah Willingham, Associated Press West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has signed a bill banning gender-affirming care for minors. With the Republican's approval, West Virginia joins at least nine other states that have enacted laws restricting treatments for transgender youth. Continue reading
Mar 29 Watch 9:05 The health care challenges pregnant women of color face in rural areas By Stephanie Sy and Gabriel Roy, Global Health Reporting Center A CDC report shows maternal deaths nearly doubled over three years, with over 1,200 deaths in 2021. Rural communities, where maternal mortality is almost double urban rates, struggle to access lifesaving maternal healthcare. With support from the Pulitzer Center and… Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch 6:42 Why North Carolina is investing in expanded Medicaid access By Geoff Bennett, Ian Couzens North Carolina became the latest in a growing number of states to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. Gov. Roy Cooper signed the bill into law marking a major victory for Democrats in their efforts to expand federally assisted… Continue watching
Mar 29 Transgender bill spurs competing rallies outside Kentucky Capitol By Bruce Schreiner, Associated Press Activists on both sides of the transgender health care debate have gathered at Kentucky's Capitol to make competing appeals. The rallies Wednesday come as the GOP-led legislature reconvened for the final two days of this year's session. Continue reading
Mar 29 Narcan just got over-the-counter approval. Here's what you need to know By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved selling naloxone without a prescription, setting the overdose-reversing drug on course to become the first opioid treatment drug to be sold over the counter. Continue reading