Newsom taps former CDC leaders critical of Trump-era health policies for new initiative

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday announced a new California-led public health initiative, tapping former U.S. Centers for Disease ...

A divided GOP forges ahead on health care message — without plan to address spiking premiums

Congressional Republicans are taking a major political gamble this week, laying out a GOP health care agenda that ignores the soon-to-expire enhanced subsidies that help tens of millions of Americans ...

Bipartisan health care deal remains elusive in the Senate as parties dig in ahead of next week's vote

A bipartisan deal on health care remains elusive in the Senate with a key vote on Affordable Care Act tax credits set for ...
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The Quiet Collapse of America’s Reproductive Health Safety Net

In late October, Maine Family Planning announced three rural clinics in northern Maine would close by month’s end. These primary care and reproductive health clinics served about 800 patients, many ...
Medical News Today

Public health policies: What are they and how do they shape health?

Public health policies are laws, regulations, and decisions undertaken by governments and health organizations to promote and protect people’s health. Public health policies refer to the decisions and ...
WIVB-TV

Kaleida Health’s Family Planning Center to close later this year

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Family Planning Center in Buffalo is slated to close its doors later this year pending approval by the New York State Department of Health, according to a spokesperson with ...
NPR

What's behind the health care fight that led to the government shutdown

A fight over health policy drove the current federal government shutdown. At issue is the cost of premiums for health care plans people buy on the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, marketplaces.
Investopedia

The Hidden Dangers of Planning Retirement Around Extended Work Years: Health and Job Risks

Trina Paul is a Breaking News and Personal Finance Writer at Investopedia, covering topics like retirement, consumer debt, and retail investing. She focuses on making complex financial topics ...
The Conversation

Vaccine mandates misinformation: 2 experts explain the true role of slavery and racism in the history of public health policy – and the growing threat ignorance poses today

The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...
The Lancet

Financing policies to sustain improved prevention, control, and management of non-communicable diseases and mental health conditions

aDivision of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA bDepartment of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA All countries have ...
Penn Live

Pa. joins regional coalition in response to Trump administration public health policies

In response to the Trump administration’s policies weakening public health, Pennsylvania has joined a multi-state effort to protect its citizens’ health and safety and provide evidence-based ...