- October 24, 2018
Oregon Ballot Initiative Targets Progress With ‘Backdoor’ Ban on Abortion
Rachel Holtzman, Liz McCaman Taylor, and Fabiola De LibanOregon enacted a reproductive health equity act last year, a monumental law that brought it into the group of states leading…
- October 2, 2018
Because of Trump, Latino Health Care More Endangered Than Ever
Fabiola De LibanAs I explored in this piece two years ago, the Latinx community made great gains because of the Affordable Care Act…
- September 30, 2018
California, Also Leading the Resistance Against Trump’s Assault on Health Care
Alicia EmanuelWhile the Trump administration continues its assault on the Affordable Care Act and health care benefits with its recently…
- September 28, 2018
Trump Team Works to Wall-Off Immigrants from Medicaid
Jeremy Leaming and Mara YoudelmanFrom the moment Donald Trump announced his run for the presidency he revealed his intent to inflame the basest…
- September 6, 2018
HHS Moves to Thwart Family Planning Vital to Low-Income People
Fabiola Carrión and dfitzgeraldThe Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will soon publish its new rules on Title X, the only federal…
- September 6, 2018
Public Comments Can Blunt Attacks on the Affordable Care Act & Medicaid
Hayley PenanIn recent months public comments on government attempts to undermine the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid have helped to…
- August 27, 2018
Judge Kavanaugh May Say ‘Roe’ is Settled Law, But He Has Always Been Anti-Choice.
Candace Gibson, Jennifer Lav, and dfitzgeraldPersonal liberty, bodily autonomy, and self-determination are core values of the women’s rights movement, queer liberation, and the disability…
- August 17, 2018
Pending Catholic Hospital Mergers Threaten Health Care Access in California Communities
Hayley PenanAmidst a slew of recent hospital system acquisitions and consolidations, Dignity Health and Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) are seeking…
- August 15, 2018
Personal Stories of Those Affected By “Arkansas Works” Amendment
Wayne Turner and Elizabeth EdwardsThe Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) earlier this year approved Arkansas’ request to amend its existing Medicaid…
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