health care Archives - Flux https://flux.community/tag/health-care/ A platform for change Tue, 19 Sep 2023 06:51:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 As more patients email doctors, health systems have started charging fees https://flux.community/harris-meyer/2023/09/as-more-patients-email-doctors-health-systems-have-started-charging-fees/ Tue, 19 Sep 2023 10:58:16 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=14266 Meg Bakewell, who has cancer and cancer-related heart disease, sometimes emails her primary care physician, oncologist, and cardiologist asking them for medical advice when she experiences urgent symptoms such as pain or shortness of breath. But she was a little surprised when, for the first time, she got a bill — a $13 copay — […]

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]]> GOP lawmakers in several states move toward criminalizing birth control https://flux.community/kaishi-chhabra/2022/05/gop-lawmakers-in-several-states-move-toward-criminalizing-birth-control/ Sat, 21 May 2022 21:29:08 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=11270 As uncertainty grips the nation following the possibility of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade this summer, some Republican politicians are already moving to restrict access to birth control next. Abortion is still legal, though the medical procedure is difficult to access in many states. With the constitutional right to abortion currently under threat, abortion opponents […]

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]]> Anti-LGBT groups trying to re-brand their ideas as health care https://flux.community/casey-quinlan/2022/01/christian-right-groups-trying-re-brand-anti-lgbt-ideas-health-care/ Tue, 25 Jan 2022 13:13:00 +0000 https://flux.community/2022/01/christian-right-groups-trying-re-brand-anti-lgbt-ideas-health-care/ The post Anti-LGBT groups trying to re-brand their ideas as health care appeared first on Flux.

]]> Intolerance in assisted living facilities forcing some LGBT seniors back into the closet https://flux.community/sara-luterman/2021/10/some-lgbtq-seniors-contemplate-re-closeting-avoid-discrimination-assisted/ Sun, 24 Oct 2021 20:53:51 +0000 https://flux.community/2021/10/some-lgbtq-seniors-contemplate-re-closeting-avoid-discrimination-assisted/ The post Intolerance in assisted living facilities forcing some LGBT seniors back into the closet appeared first on Flux.

]]> Texas bill will make anyone who ‘aids or abets’ an abortion vulnerable to private lawsuits https://flux.community/jessica-corbett/2021/05/texas-governor-expected-sign-bill-make-citizens-vulnerable/ Mon, 17 May 2021 07:01:50 +0000 https://flux.community/2021/05/texas-governor-expected-sign-bill-make-citizens-vulnerable/ The post Texas bill will make anyone who ‘aids or abets’ an abortion vulnerable to private lawsuits appeared first on Flux.

]]> New ‘short-term’ insurance plans are leaving customers stuck with medical bills https://flux.community/jenny-deam/2021/05/new-short-term-insurance-plans-are-leaving-customers-stuck-medical/ Wed, 12 May 2021 12:47:11 +0000 https://flux.community/2021/05/new-short-term-insurance-plans-are-leaving-customers-stuck-medical/ The post New ‘short-term’ insurance plans are leaving customers stuck with medical bills appeared first on Flux.

]]> All too often, journalists mistake elite disapproval of policies for popular opposition https://flux.community/alan-macleod/2021/04/all-too-often-journalists-mistake-elite-disapproval-policies-popular/ Fri, 23 Apr 2021 10:40:42 +0000 https://flux.community/2021/04/all-too-often-journalists-mistake-elite-disapproval-policies-popular/ The post All too often, journalists mistake elite disapproval of policies for popular opposition appeared first on Flux.

]]> COVID relief bill expands individual insurance subsidies and Medicaid funds https://flux.community/shefali-luthra/2021/03/covid-relief-bill-expands-individual-insurance-subsidies-and/ Tue, 09 Mar 2021 23:03:11 +0000 https://flux.community/2021/03/covid-relief-bill-expands-individual-insurance-subsidies-and/ The post COVID relief bill expands individual insurance subsidies and Medicaid funds appeared first on Flux.

]]> Will Biden administration repeal Trump’s quiet attempt to privatize Medicare? https://flux.community/diane-archer/2021/03/has-biden-administration-noticed-trumps-quiet-attempt-privatize/ Mon, 08 Mar 2021 22:37:04 +0000 https://flux.community/2021/03/has-biden-administration-noticed-trumps-quiet-attempt-privatize/ The post Will Biden administration repeal Trump’s quiet attempt to privatize Medicare? appeared first on Flux.

]]> Pandemic highlights gaps in medical research for pregnant women https://flux.community/catherine-shaffer/2021/03/pandemic-highlights-gaps-medical-research-pregnant/ Thu, 04 Mar 2021 21:03:50 +0000 https://flux.community/2021/03/pandemic-highlights-gaps-medical-research-pregnant/ The post Pandemic highlights gaps in medical research for pregnant women appeared first on Flux.

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