Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), introduced legislation Thursday to reauthorize funding for community health centers as his office says negotiations with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on this issue aren't progressing.
Lawmakers are hashing out how to reauthorize the Community Health Center Fund (CHCF) among other key federal health programs. Established by the Affordable Care Act, the CHCF currentl...
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First over-the-counter birth control pill approved in US
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday approved the first birth control pill to be sold without a prescription in the U.S., a move long sought by reproductive health advocates and physicians to make contraception easier to obtain.
Approving Opill for over-the-counter (OTC) use could significantly expand access to contraception, especially for younger women and those in rural and underserved communities, who currently need to overcome logistical barriers to get thei...
Softball showdown more than a game to Wasserman Schultz, Klobuchar
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) says she doesn’t let being a breast cancer survivor define her. But she is determined to use her platform to urge other young women to pay attention to their breast health.
That’s why, when she made her battle public in 2009, she crossed party lines to launch the Congressional Women’s Softball Game (CWSG) with then-Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo.).
“We started the game in order to be able to raise awareness for our very young w...
Biden’s new plan threatens health coverage for more than half a million people
On Friday, President Biden proposed new health insurance regulations. A good analogy for describing them would be that they are the health insurance equivalent of forcing automakers to rip the airbags and seat belts out of their new cars.
Biden’s proposal would eliminate consumer protections, throw sick patients out of their health insurance, and leave them to face sky-high medical bills without insurance for up to one year. ...
As the climate crisis intensifies, HHS refuses to do its part
In January I argued the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) appeared uninterested in mitigating the healthcare industry’s massive carbon footprint. To appreciate how massive, if every nation emitted our healthcare system’s per capita rate of greenhouse gases (GHGs), the total would approximate the entire global carbon budget to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2030.
U.S. healthcare is the largest industry in the largest economy in the world; HHS should not be ...
As the climate crisis intensifies, HHS refuses to do its part
In January I argued the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) appeared uninterested in mitigating the healthcare industry’s massive carbon footprint. To appreciate how massive, if every nation emitted our healthcare system’s per capita rate of greenhouse gases (GHGs), the total would approximate the entire global carbon budget to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2030.
U.S. healthcare is the largest industry in the largest economy in the world; HHS should not be ...
White House targets short-term ‘junk’ insurance plans
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Ex-HHS secretary on backing Trump: ‘He can kiss my big medical butt’
Former Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tom Price said there is “no way” he would back former President Trump in 2024 for a second White House run.
"The only thing that guy has more of than fake tan is narcissism," Price said in a statement to Fox News. "He can kiss my big medical butt."
Price was appointed to HHS Secretary by Trump in 2016 and resigned in late 2017 after a scandal erupted over his use of government jets to travel. Price told Fox he was fired....
White House takes action against short-term ‘junk’ insurance plans and surprise billing
The Biden administration announced plans on Friday to tamp down on "junk" insurance plans and surprise medical fees as part of the "Bidenomics" agenda and its goal of lowering health care costs for Americans.
Through its newly proposed rules, the White House is aiming to crack down on short-term health plans, or "junk plans" as critics refer to them.
Short-term plans are not required to abide by Affordable Care Act (ACA) protections. These less-expensive plans offer...