health care
Kaiser Permanente mental health clinicians say California patients still being denied timely care
July 5, 2022State Sen. Scott Weiner: “You can’t give someone a first appointment and then make them wait two or three months for their second and subsequent appointments, because that completely undermines effective mental health treatment.”
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Western states declare abortion access pact in opposition to Supreme Court
June 28, 2022California, Oregon, and Washington say they’ll uphold access to reproductive healthcare and protect patients and medical professionals against efforts by other states to impose rules outside their borders.
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The U.S. Constitution: Bad for public health?
June 16, 2022Delegates to the Constitutional Convention sought to protect wealth and private property; public health was not on their agenda.
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Privatizing mental health care in Michigan
March 16, 2022Bills are making their way through the legislature that claim to streamline care, but critics say they aim to privatize mental health.
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Connecticut home care workers arrested at State Capitol while demanding dignity
February 23, 2022These essential workers, whom many call heroes, are fighting for a livable wage, health insurance, paid time off, and for dignity, respect, and a more just society.
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