Thousands of immigrants in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program could obtain federal health coverage this year under a new rule.
Biden expands ObamaCare to Dreamers
The Biden administration on Friday morning announced a rule that will allow certain Dreamers to access the ObamaCare marketplace.
Under the rule, active recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) will be eligible to enroll in a qualified health plan or a basic health plan under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and some forms of financial assistance.
“This final rule reflects the president's key commitment to protecting Dreamers and DACA recipi...
The massive constitutional implications of the Idaho abortion case
The Supreme Court heard oral argument last week in Idaho v. United States, a case that pits state law against federal law in a clash between a strict abortion ban and the protection of women’s health in emergency situations. Unlike Roe v. Wade and Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which addressed whether women have a constitutional right to decide for themselves whether to terminate a pregnancy under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, this case is a...
Task force now recommends breast cancer screenings start at age 40
Women should start regular mammography screenings at age 40 and continue every other year until age 74, an expert advisory panel said Tuesday.
Citing the increase in breast cancer among younger women, the U.S. Preventive Service Task Force (USPSTF) changed their previous guidance, which recommended biennial mammograms starting by age 50, but said the decision for women in their 40s “should be an individual one.”
“Fundamentally, this is a shift from recommendin...
Yellen: Treasury exploring ways to expand free tax filing program
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told lawmakers Wednesday that the department is looking into ways to expand on the limited direct file pilot program with possible extensions in functionality and applicable tax credits up for debate.
The free program, which is like a scaled-down version of the popular tax preparation software, has encountered fierce opposition from Republicans and the tax preparation industry, which once maintained a noncompete clause with the IRS specifically ...
Federal court says states can’t exclude gender-affirming care
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Transgender care polices in W.Va., NC are discriminatory, judge rules
State health care plans and government-funded insurance programs cannot exclude coverage for gender-affirming medical care, a federal appeals court ruled Monday.
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 8-6 to affirm two lower court rulings ordering North Carolina and West Virginia to roll back policies that exclude coverage for gender-affirming care. North Carolina’s state health plan does not cover treatment “in connection with sex changes or modifications and relate...
Texas AG sues Biden administration over Title IX rules that expand transgender student protections
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) on Monday sued the Biden administration over new federal nondiscrimination protections for transgender students.
The Education Department this month finalized a set of sweeping changes to Title IX, the federal civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in schools and education programs that receive federal funding, after more than a year of delays. The new regulations, which are slated to take effect Aug. 1, cover d...
White House throws cold water on menthol ban
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White House bolsters transgender health protections, rolls back Trump admin rule
The Biden administration is bolstering health care protections against discrimination for gay and transgender people, reversing a Trump administration rule that gutted the protections.
In a wide-ranging final rule released Friday, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) strengthened the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) rules that prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, including on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, in certain health programs ...