POLITICO2 days agoRepublicans block Democratic bill on IVF protectionsPOLITICO - By Alice Miranda Ollstein and Ben LeonardAs Trump pitches himself as a “leader on IVF,” GOP senators dismiss the legislation as a Democratic stunt. Senate Republicans blocked passage on Tuesday of a Democratic bill that would federally protect access to in vitro fertilization and require public and private insurance coverage of IVF and …
POLITICOBiden admin to require mental health coverage parityPOLITICO - By Ben LeonardThe White House says health insurers are not complying with 2008 law in a move that’s likely to draw legal challenges from the industry. The Biden administration is finalizing a sweeping expansion of regulations that require insurers to cover mental health and addiction care on the same terms as …
POLITICOA ‘miracle molecule’ could cut fentanyl deaths in half — or lead more into addictionPOLITICO - By Carmen PaunA plan to expand access to the drug treatment is hung up on fears of a black market, despite bipartisan support. America’s sky-high rate of fatal fentanyl overdoses could be halved if users were treated with another opioid, Biden administration officials and a bipartisan group of senators …
POLITICOAnti-abortion groups blast Trump’s recent appointments: ‘Totally concerning’POLITICO - By Alice Miranda Ollstein and Meridith McGrawAnti-abortion leaders are calling on Trump to name one of their own to a prominent position. The anti-abortion activists celebrating Donald Trump’s vow to vote no on Florida’s upcoming abortion-rights amendment have their sights on a bigger target: extracting a promise from the former president to …
POLITICOSupreme Court declines to block Biden family planning rules in OklahomaPOLITICO - By Alice Miranda OllsteinThe state lost millions in federal funding because it refused to offer patients a national hotline number for information about abortion. The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Oklahoma’s bid to claw back millions in federal family planning grants that the Biden administration had rescinded over …
POLITICO‘Most people are confused’: What to know about the latest Covid shotPOLITICO - By Chelsea CirruzzoWhile the risk of hospitalization and death is nowhere near what it was in 2021, there is still a danger, particularly for the elderly or those with compromised immune systems. New Covid-19 vaccines are hitting the shelves just as a summer surge infects people across the nation. For most, the virus …
