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A portrait of California farmworkers: Aging, underinsured and stressed by pandemic

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Many farmworkers in the state lack access to health care at a time when this group as a whole is aging, a new report says.

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Some States Restrict Abortion After Dobbs, Others Rush To Protect Access

Plus: What overturning Roe means for Republicans' future, court halts ban of Juul products, and more...

Reason

Editorial: The market won't fix obscene insulin prices. It's time for congressional action

Few issues within America’s dysfunctional health care system are more pressing than the astronomical price of insulin — access to which is, for millions of Americans, literally a matter of life or death. Congress is finally moving toward approving legislation that would partially address the problem. But passage will rely…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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He and his wife both got cataract surgery. His bill was 20 times higher than hers

Whether a simple operation is performed under the auspices of a hospital or at an independent surgery center can make a huge difference in cost.

WEKU

Mass. Governor's Non-Cooperation Order as to Enforcement of Other States' Abortion Laws

Just issued yesterday; not sure how much practical significance this will have, but I thought I'd note it: [1.] No Assistance from Executive Department Agencies. Except as required by the order of a court of competent jurisdiction, no executive department agency and no employee, appointee, officer, or other person acting…

Reason

Local efforts to decriminalize abortion in Texas likely won’t help clinics stay open

District attorneys and local leaders in five counties have promised not to pursue criminal charges related to the state’s new abortion laws. But civil and administrative fines could be financially devastating or cost health care providers their licenses.

The Texas Tribune

New Mexico warily assumes its new role as a destination for abortion seekers and providers

For many in Texas and elsewhere, New Mexico may be the closest place to obtain legal abortion services. But it’s a mostly rural, sparsely populated state that has long struggled to provide health care to its own residents.

The Texas Tribune

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Major WA employers commit to maintaining abortion access for employees

Many major Washington employers responded to Friday's U.S. Supreme Court decision throwing out constitutional protections for abortion with renewed pledges to pay the way for employees who must travel to access reproductive health care.

Tribune News Service

Starbucks says it will cover abortion travel and gender-affirming care

Starbucks said Friday it will reimburse abortion travel expenses for partners enrolled in its health care plan if a legal provider isn't in the partner's state of residence or within 100 miles of their home.

Tribune News Service

The Companies Paying For Abortion Travel: Tesla, Zillow And Many More

The overturning of Roe v. Wade Friday — and resulting end to a half-century of federal abortion rights in the U.S. — is expected to lead to the procedure becoming illegal or restricted in about half of states.

Benzinga

For doctors, abortion restrictions create an 'impossible choice' when providing care

Physicians must treat in line with patients' wishes and standards of care. Some medical ethicists say that abortion bans will force doctors to disregard these obligations in order to follow the law.

WEKU

Should State Universities Have Official Positions on Whether Constitution Should Be Read as Protecting Abortion?

Apparently, "The Court's decision"—and by implication the position of students, staff, and faculty who endorse that decision—"is antithetical to the University of California's mission and values."

Reason

Veterans toxic exposure bill stalls as lawmakers head home

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan bill to expand veterans health care and disability benefits will not make it to President Joe Biden’s desk until after the July Fourth congressional recess because of a minor tax provision.

Tribune News Service

Abortion clinics in safe-haven states face uphill battle to meet post-Roe demand

Faced with the biggest blow to reproductive health care in half a century, abortion advocates are promising to help people who need the procedure but suddenly find themselves stranded in states that don’t allow it.

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US Supreme Court reverses landmark abortion decisions. What happens next in Idaho?

Abortions in Idaho will be banned in most cases after the U.S. Supreme Court voted to reverse landmark abortion cases and overturn abortion rights.

Chicago Sun-Times

Pritzker calls legislators back to Springfield for special session on reproductive rights

Within an hour of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said that he wants to expand the availability of health care professionals to handle an increase in women coming to Illinois to seek abortions and to boost funding for abortion providers.

Roll Call

Veterans toxic exposure bill stalls as lawmakers head home - Roll Call

The measure won’t make it to President Joe Biden’s desk until after the July Fourth congressional recess because of a minor tax provision.

Benzinga

CNBC's Final Trades: ChargePoint Holdings, Energy Puts, And These Pharma And Health Care Stocks To Buy

On CNBC’s “Halftime Report Final Trades,” Brenda Vingiello of Sand Hill Global Advisors said Zoetis Inc (NYSE: ZTS) is a pharma company “without all the problems

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The Conversation

Misinformation will be rampant when it comes to COVID-19 shots for young children – here's what you can do to counter it

When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed both the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for all children ages 6 months to 5 years on June 18, 2022, it opened the door for nearly 20 million children to get vaccinated.

The Conversation

Compassion in health care reduces health inequality for 2SLGBTQ+ people

Compassion is more than being nice and can be viewed in many different ways. Philosophers, religious leaders and scientists from different parts of the world have all discussed the meanings of compassion within their own contexts. It can be described as a distinct emotion, a virtue or a way of…

Benzinga

Numinus To Provide Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy In This Western State

The mental health care company Numinus Wellness Inc.

Benzinga

CNBC's Final Trades: Walt Disney, Amazon, Microsoft And 2 Ways To Gain Health Care Exposure

On CNBC’s “Halftime Report Final Trades,” Michael Farr from Farr, Miller & Washington said he was adding to Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS).

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Why is it so hard to get health care as a trans cancer patient?

Nobody can know what it is like to be a cancer patient without actually having cancer. Before I was diagnosed, I had proximity to cancer patients and experiences in health care that I thought gave me insight. In some ways they did. Yet although I had previously experienced discrimination for…

Tribune News Service

Will Canada become Metro Detroit's closest abortion haven?

DETROIT — Canada might become the closest place for Metro Detroit residents to get a legal abortion if the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion is overturned and anti-abortion forces win their legal battle to let a 1931 Michigan law banning abortion take effect.

Tribune News Service

‘Blue slip’ problem hangs up veterans toxic exposure bill

WASHINGTON — A Senate-passed bill to expand health care and disability benefits to veterans exposed to burn pits or other toxic substances during their service has run into a constitutional objection from the House.

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