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'Any moment could be the last': Red states could preview gender-affirming care under Trump
A restrictive Idaho law banning state insurance from covering gender-affirming care could be a peek into the future of a national ban on Medicaid spending for transgender care.
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Future of cancer coverage for women federal firefighters uncertain under Trump
Biden's Labor Department added ovarian, uterine, cervical, and breast cancer coverage for wildland firefighters. It’s unclear whether the new protections will stick under Trump.
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Trump disbands health equity panel examining Medicare and Medicaid
The committee was designed to reduce barriers to care for people of color, LGBTQ+ people and rural Americans. A new executive order deemed it "unnecessary."
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For families with sick kids, the rise of vaccine hesitancy could be life-threatening
Some parents are concerned about the recent confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has a history of anti-vaccine views, to oversee the nation’s health department.
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Trump wants to make IVF more affordable. It's unclear how that would happen.
An emphasis on federal cost-cutting could create a complicated path forward for any effort to try to build out any new health care benefits.
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Childbirth can cause high-risk complications. Centering the mother can help.
Bringing a new baby into the world is often met with joy, but the wellbeing of the birthing person — and their postpartum experience — can go unnoticed.
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The 19th Explains: How Medicaid helps mothers, caregivers and children
The popular public health care program for low-income Americans covers nearly half of all births in America. Almost half of the nation’s children are also enrolled in the program.
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Two states are coming after a New York doctor for mailing abortion pills. Here’s what's next.
Cases from Louisiana and Texas represent the first test of a key law used to circumvent state abortion bans.
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Trump directive ‘dangerously’ conflates gender-affirming care with a human rights violation
Groups that work to end female genital mutilation and cutting worry about an executive order that co-opts the policies they’ve worked to pass over nearly 30 years.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. confirmed as Trump’s health secretary
Kennedy, an anti-vaccine activist, will be able to shape federal abortion policy and has expressed openness to national restrictions.