Health Policy
Thousands of trans people enrolled in Medicaid do not have coverage for gender-affirming care
A new report from the Williams Institute has found that 276,000 transgender adults are enrolled in Medicaid. That’s about 21 percent of the estimat...
Nine states seeking to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth in 2023
In the coming year, nine states will introduce legislation to block transgender youth from seeking gender-affirming care, The Hill reports.
The sta...
Senator Markey Joins Senators Brown, Booker, Padilla in Reintroducing Resolution Declaring Racism a Public Health Crisis
Washington (December 20, 2022) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Alex Padilla ...
Racism raises Alzheimer’s risk for non-white Americans, HHS says
“Entrenched systemic racism” is a significant risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia in non-white Americans, the Department of Health and...
Murkowski Leads Senate Passage Of Land Transfer Legislation To Improve Alaska Native Health Care Access
12.20.22
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, the U.S. Senate unanimously approved H.R.441, the Don Young Alaska Native Health Care Land Transfers Act of 20...
Noem's health chief retires amid scrutiny of trans advocate
…from conservatives over the Republican governor’s administration rewarding a community health care grant to an organization that advoc...
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