- August 1, 2018
Improving Maternal and Child Health Outcomes Through Humane Immigration Policies
More than one in four California residents (27 percent) are immigrants, and more than 4.6 million Californians share a…
- July 25, 2018
What’s Missing from Trump’s Plan for Lower Rx Costs?
The Trump administration's recently issued "Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs" fails to address the root…
- July 23, 2018
To Comment or Not to Comment, There Should Be No Question
"Arbitrary and capricious". That is how U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg characterized the Trump administration's efforts through its…
- July 20, 2018
Medication-Assisted Treatment for Inmates Can Slow Down the Opioid Epidemic
Climbing since 2000, the opioid epidemic has claimed more than 300,000 lives in the U.S. If the current trend…
- July 3, 2018
The Purpose of Medicaid and Why Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin Is Wrong on Health Care
When the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776 by wealthy white colonists, its lofty words were announcing independence…
- June 27, 2018
The Vital Fight for Behavioral Health Parity for LGBTQ People
Pride 2018 is well underway, and as we celebrate the achievements and strides made by LGBTQ people, we must…
- June 22, 2018
California Pride: Medi-Cal Coverage of Gender-Affirming Care Has Come a Long Way
We celebrate LGBTQ pride this month. In California a point of pride is the state's long-standing coverage of gender-affirming…
- June 19, 2018
Conservative Think Tanks Come Together to Promote More Cuts for Federal Health Care Programs
Do not be fooled by the new, and so-called, “Health Care Choices Proposal” from a set of conservative think…
- June 18, 2018
Trump’s DOJ, Kentucky Try to Convince Federal Judge HHS Has Authority to Saddle Medicaid with Work Requirements, High Premiums and Lock Outs
The fate of Medicaid work requirements rests— for now— with U.S. District Court Judge James E. Boasberg. The judge…
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