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Elizabeth Williams
Sep 16, 2024
New poverty data show the supplemental poverty rate for children remains more than double what it was in 2021. … more
Kaye Pestaina
The federal government has finalized significant updates to mental health parity requirements for employer health plans and individual private health insurance. … more
Larry Levitt
Sep 13, 2024
The fact that health reform has not been a central issue in this campaign does not mean that the outcome of the election has no consequences for health care. … more
Laurie Sobel
While former President Trump has stated that overturning Roe v. Wade turned the decision of abortion back to states and “the people are now deciding,” it is a complicated political and legal road … more
Usha Ranji
Sep 12, 2024
Many physicians fear criminalization if state authorities challenge whether their patients qualify under the narrow and vague exceptions in state bans. … more
Jennifer Kates
The news today about the efficacy of a new long-acting injectable PrEP, the second such breakthrough announcement in recent months, is nothing short of groundbreaking. … more