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国产麻豆精品Health News' 'What the Health?': The Campaign鈥檚 Final Days
It鈥檚 the final days of the 2024 campaign, and Republicans are suddenly talking again about making changes to the Affordable Care Act if former President Donald Trump wins. Meanwhile, new reporting uncovers more maternal deaths under state abortion bans 鈥 and a case in which a Nevada woman was jailed after a miscarriage. Lauren Weber of The Washington Post, Shefali Luthra of The 19th, and Jessie Hellmann of CQ Roll Call join 国产麻豆精品Health News鈥 Emmarie Huetteman to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, 国产麻豆精品Health News鈥 Julie Rovner interviews Irving Washington, a senior vice president at 国产麻豆精品and the executive director of its Health Misinformation and Trust Initiative.
鈥楢 Pressure Campaign鈥: Beverly Hills Settles After Allegedly Blocking Abortion Clinic
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a settlement with Beverly Hills after finding city officials pressured the landlord to cancel DuPont Clinic鈥檚 lease. It鈥檚 the state鈥檚 first enforcement action under Proposition 1, which enshrined abortion rights in the state constitution.
驴Se puede confiar en una mamograf铆a para identificar el riesgo de enfermedad card铆aca?聽
La enfermedad card铆aca es la principal causa de muerte en los Estados Unidos. Fue responsable de m谩s de 300,000 鈥攐 aproximadamente 1 de cada 5鈥 muertes de mujeres en 2021.
国产麻豆精品Health News' 'What the Health?': Less Than Two Weeks To Go
With Election Day rapidly approaching, abortion is gaining traction as a voting issue, according to public opinion polls. Meanwhile, states with abortion bans are reviving the lawsuit 鈥 dismissed by the Supreme Court on a technicality this year 鈥 that could roll back the availability of the abortion pill mifepristone. Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet, Rachel Cohrs Zhang of Stat, and Victoria Knight of Axios join 国产麻豆精品Health News鈥 Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Tricia Neuman, senior vice president of 国产麻豆精品and executive director of its Program on Medicare Policy, about Medicare open enrollment and the changes to the federal program for 2025.
Can You Rely on Your Mammogram To Identify Heart Disease Risk?
Clinicians and researchers are searching for answers to whether an incidental finding on breast X-rays could improve the detection of cardiovascular disease risk among women.
Marylanders To Vote on Expansive 鈥楻ight to Reproductive Freedom鈥
The Right to Reproductive Freedom amendment would enshrine in the state constitution a right 鈥渢o make and effectuate decisions to prevent, continue, or end one’s own pregnancy.鈥
Residentes de Maryland votar谩n por un amplio 鈥渄erecho a la libertad reproductiva鈥
En Maryland, donde el aborto es legal, una enmienda propuesta consagrar铆a en la constituci贸n estatal un derecho 鈥渁 tomar y hacer efectivas decisiones para prevenir, continuar o terminar el propio embarazo鈥.
Mothering Over Meds: Docs Say Common Treatment for Opioid-Exposed Babies Isn’t Necessary
Amid what has been called the fourth wave of the opioid epidemic, doctors and researchers are walking back medication-heavy methods of treating babies born experiencing opioid withdrawal symptoms, replacing the regimen with the simplest care: parenting.
California Continues Progressive Policies, With Restraint, in Divisive Election Year
This legislative cycle, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed bills affirming reproductive rights and mandating insurance coverage of in vitro fertilization, but the Democrat was reluctant to impose new regulations and frequently cited costs for vetoing bills.
国产麻豆精品Health News' 'What the Health?': LIVE From KFF: Health Care and the 2024 Election
The Affordable Care Act has not been a major issue in the 2024 campaign, but abortion and reproductive rights have been front and center. Those are just two of the dozens of health issues that could be profoundly affected by who is elected president and which party controls Congress in 2025. In this special live episode, Tamara Keith of NPR, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, and Cynthia Cox and Ashley Kirzinger of 国产麻豆精品join 国产麻豆精品Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss how health policy has affected the campaign and how the election results might affect health policy. Plus, the panel answers questions from the live audience.
More Mobile Clinics Are Bringing Long-Acting Birth Control to Rural Areas
Small-town doctors may not offer IUDs and hormonal implants because the devices require training to administer and are expensive to stock.
M谩s cl铆nicas m贸viles est谩n llevando anticonceptivos de acci贸n prolongada a zonas rurales
Un creciente n煤mero de programas m贸viles buscan aumentar el acceso de las comunidades rurales a los cuidados de salud de la mujer, incluida la anticoncepci贸n reversible de acci贸n prolongada.
Health Issues Motivating Black Women Voters for Harris
Vice President Kamala Harris, now on the presidential campaign trail, is making inroads with a key voting bloc: Black women, who are rallying behind her because of her work on issues such as preserving abortion access, curbing gun violence and reducing maternal deaths. What has become clear is not just that this voting group supports […]
Abortion Emerges as Most Important Election Issue for Young Women, Poll Finds
A 国产麻豆精品survey found significant shifts among women voters since late spring 鈥 all in favor of Vice President Kamala Harris.
El aborto es el tema electoral m谩s importante para las mujeres j贸venes, seg煤n una encuesta
Casi 4 de cada 10 mujeres menores de 30 a帽os encuestadas en septiembre y principios de octubre dijeron que el aborto es la cuesti贸n m谩s importante a la hora de emitir su voto.
国产麻豆精品Health News' 'What the Health?': Yet Another Promise for Long-Term Care Coverage
As part of her presidential campaign, Vice President Kamala Harris has rolled out a plan for Medicare to provide in-home long-term care services. The proposal would fill a longtime need for families trying to simultaneously care for young children and older parents, but its enormous price tag makes it a promise unlikely to be fulfilled. Meanwhile, a growing number of Republican candidates up and down the ballot facing voter backlash over their support for abortion restrictions are trying to reinvent their positions. Shefali Luthra of The 19th, Jessie Hellmann of CQ Roll Call, and Joanne Kenen of Johns Hopkins University and Politico join 国产麻豆精品Health News鈥 Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, excerpts from a 国产麻豆精品lunch with 鈥淪hark Tank鈥 panelist and generic drug discounter Mark Cuban, who has been consulting with the Harris campaign about health care issues.
Catholic Hospital Offered Bucket, Towels to Woman It Denied an Abortion, California AG Said
In California, where abortion rights are guaranteed, there鈥檚 a loophole. The growth of Catholic hospital systems, which restrict reproductive health care, has left patients with no other option for care. That will be the case for pregnant women in Northern California, with a hospital set to close its birth center.
国产麻豆精品Health News' 'What the Health?': The Health of the Campaign
The 2024 presidential race is taking on a familiar tone 鈥 with Democrats accusing Republicans of wanting to ban abortion and repeal the Affordable Care Act and Republicans insisting they have no such plans. Voters will determine whom they believe. Meanwhile, for the second time in a month, a state judge overturned an abortion ban, but few expect the decision to settle the matter. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call, and Anna Edney of Bloomberg News join 国产麻豆精品Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews 国产麻豆精品Health News鈥 Lauren Sausser, who reported and wrote the latest 国产麻豆精品Health News-Washington Post 鈥淏ill of the Month,鈥 about a teenage athlete whose needed surgery lacked a billing code.
On the Campaign Trail, Democrats Call Out Opponents on Abortion
As Nov. 5 approaches and the struggle for control of the U.S. House reaches a fever pitch, Democrats are doing everything they can to tie their Republican opponents to their antiabortion voting records. Some Republican candidates, meanwhile, seem to be softening their positions. And political analysts say it鈥檚 part of a larger trend playing out […]
Doctors Urging Conference Boycotts Over Abortion Bans Face Uphill Battle
A famed breast cancer surgeon has created a California alternative to a major Texas event. Yet many doctors believe boycotting medical conferences in states that criminalize abortion accomplishes nothing and can be harmful.
