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Why Medicaid expansion ballots may hit a dead end after a fleeting victory in South Dakota

Republican-led legislatures have repeatedly thwarted Medicaid expansion in a dozen conservative states, despite high numbers of uninsured residents. In recent years, supporters of expansion have found success with another strategy: letting voters decide.

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Brought 'to the brink' by the pandemic, a Mississippi clinic is rebounding strong

The pandemic brought many small town health clinics to the brink. But health care providers say the crisis also led to more awareness of the health disparities that have long existed in rural America.

WEKU

US starts grappling with 'travesty' of untreated hepatitis C

Too many Americans are missing out on a cure for hepatitis C

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Congress saves big health care decisions for last

The health care riders in the year-end spending package that emerged on Monday reflect which health care interests have clout, and which issues lawmakers want to punt into next year.

Axios

Colleges’ rising health fees hit a nerve

Families are feeling sticker shock at the cost of college health plans

Salon

Ahead of legislative session, voters say state government mostly ignores the most important issues facing Texans

The survey asked voters how they think corporations are handling six social issues. More than any issue, respondents said businesses were doing “too much” responding to LGBTQ rights, with 36% holding that view.

The Texas Tribune

Department of Justice investigation finds Alaska unnecessarily institutionalizes children, violating federal law

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A major U.S. Department of Justice investigation has concluded that children in Alaska with mental health issues are "forced to endure unnecessary and unduly long" institutionalization in locked psychiatric hospitals and residential treatment facilities because no alternatives exist.

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Why are pregnancy and childbirth killing so many Black women in Texas?

A decade ago, Black women in Texas were twice as likely as white women to die from pregnancy and childbirth. Today, not much has changed.

The Texas Tribune

Older Adults Seek Less Emergency Care Due To Potential Costs: Research

A recent study reveals that some older persons have resisted seeking medical help even when they felt they might need it because of concerns about how much emergency care might cost them. Read on for details:

Dynamite News

New Texas maternal mortality report shows disparities persist

The Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee report, delayed by more than three months, estimates that up to 90% of the deaths may have been preventable. Severe complications from pregnancy and childbirth also increased significantly.

The Texas Tribune

Maternal and infant mortality rates are higher in states with anti-abortion laws, report finds

Maternal death rates are 62 per cent higher in states with restrictions, newly published research finds

The Independent UK

Ballot measures on weed and abortion won in 2022. Now they're fueling a backlash

Right-leaning states moved to make ballot measures tougher to pass after success of voter initiatives on abortion rights, marijuana and Medicaid expansion. That's led to pushback from state lawmakers.

WEKU

KHN investigation: The system feds rely on to stop repeat health fraud is broken

The federal system meant to stop health care business owners and executives from repeatedly bilking government health programs fails to do so, a KHN investigation has found.

Tribune News Service

US workers sue Georgia for transgender healthcare discrimination

Three employees call for Georgia’s state health insurance to cover gender-confirming healthcare and other procedures.

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Dobbs decision is "devastating" U.S. maternal health, Biden administration says

Maternal death rates in 2020 were 62% higher in states that ban abortion than in states where it is still accessible.

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2 Top Stocks to Buy Hand Over Fist in December

Inflation is expected to have eased further in November, and that will strengthen the central bank’s case to slow down interest rate hikes hereon, thus easing recession concerns. Therefore, buying quality stocks Cisco Systems (CSCO) and Molina Healthcare (MOH) could be wise. Read on….

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More states to consider extending postpartum Medicaid coverage beyond two months

Lawmakers in several conservative-led states — including Montana, Wyoming, Missouri, and Mississippi — are expected to consider proposals to provide a year of continuous health coverage to new mothers enrolled in Medicaid.

Axios

What happens when the COVID national emergency ends

What happens if the COVID national emergency ends

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3 Bold Stocks to Buy Hand Over Fist Right Now

While the impact of further rate hikes has been majorly factored into the stock market, it could be wise to invest in fundamentally sound stocks AbbVie (ABBV), AT&T (T), and Molina Healthcare (MOH) to tide over any possible the turbulences. Continue reading….

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A new drug appears to slow Alzheimer’s. Here’s what to know

An experimental drug appears to slow cognitive decline in people with early onset Alzheimer’s.

Los Angeles Times

Michael Hiltzik: The Child Tax Credit is our greatest antipoverty program. Why is Congress letting it wither?

Here are some documented truths about the federal Child Tax Credit:

Tribune News Service

More states offer health coverage to immigrant children

A small but growing number of states are extending government health benefits to children regardless of their immigration status.

The Independent UK

Biden's efforts to protect abortion access hit roadblocks

The Biden administration is actively searching for ways to safeguard abortion access for millions of women

Tribune News Service

Addiction treatment proponents urge rural clinicians to pitch in by prescribing medication

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa — Andrea Storjohann is glad to see that she’s becoming less of a rarity in rural America.

Salon

Overcoming addiction in rural America

Health care workers are being encouraged to prescribe buprenorphine for patients overcoming opioid addiction

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