Article Summary – Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) is advocating for an “education campaign” displaying images of embryos and fetuses at various stages of pregnancy to rally support for a state ban on abortion beyond 14 weeks of pregnancy. Johnson believes these images would help pass a bill authorizing a voter
Article Summary – Vice President Kamala Harris has announced new rules to combat worker shortages and improve care in federally funded nursing homes. The regulations will require such facilities, which receive Medicare and Medicaid funding, to maintain a certain number of registered nurses and nurse aides, and to use 80%
Article Summary – Flint Rx Kids is a program in Flint, Michigan that provides cash “prescriptions” to pregnant women and caregivers of infants, regardless of income, to help them cover expenses. The initiative is led by Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, who is known for exposing the Flint water crisis. Since its
Article Summary – Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde criticized Obamacare in a recent radio interview, claiming it has worsened health care coverage in the United States. In contrast to his stance 12 years ago, he now supports the law’s protections against insurance companies dropping people with preexisting conditions. Incumbent
Article Summary – Former President Donald Trump has changed his stance on several key issues as he seeks a second term in office, including abortion rights, health care policy, and banning TikTok. Trump now claims to not support a federal abortion ban, no longer wants to repeal the Affordable Care
Article Summary – Kris McConnell and her husband, residents of central Pennsylvania, currently owe $13,000 in emergency medical bills despite having insurance coverage. One in three adults in the U.S. struggle with medical debt, with rural residents particularly affected due to higher rates of unemployment and lack of insurance. To
Article Summary – In an address at Union Station, President Joe Biden paid tribute to care workers, pledging his support and citing his administration’s efforts to uplift their economic status. He referred to measures such as the 2021 American Rescue Plan and the provision for 12 weeks of paid family
Article Summary – The conservative Arizona Supreme Court ruled that a 1864 law banning abortions is now enforceable following the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 decision to reverse the constitutional right to abortion. The 1864 law, similar to a 1849 Wisconsin law, criminalizes anyone who provides abortion care and is punishable
Article Summary – Burn pits, which were commonly used to dispose of waste on military bases in Iraq, Afghanistan and other overseas locations, have been linked to an array of medical conditions among veterans, including cancer, asthma, and other serious diseases. Yet the Department of Veterans Affairs routinely denied veterans’
Article Summary – A special federal rule put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic allowed people to stay on Medicaid without proving eligibility and prevented states from removing them; this rule increased Michigan’s Medicaid enrolment to 3 million. However, since the rule was lifted last year, only about half of
Article Summary – Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed the Michigan Family Protection Act into law, decriminalizing paid gestational surrogacy contracts and ending Michigan’s status as the only U.S. state where such contracts were illegal. The new law repeals a 1988 prohibition against paid surrogacy contracts, creating protections for surrogates,
Article Summary – Josie Badger, co-chair of Pennsylvania’s Family Care Coalition, is advocating for paid family and medical leave legislation for the approximately one in four adults in Pennsylvania living with disabilities. Legislation is currently being considered to create a universal paid family and medical leave program for full- and
