Category: Health Care
What does gender-affirming health care mean? MO, KS lawmakers debating these treatments
© Katie Bernard/Kansas City Star/TNS Adam Kellogg, a 19-year-old transgender man, testifies against a Kansas bill banning gender affirming care….
Senate Republicans cite whistleblower report in hearing on transgender health care
JEFFERSON CITY — Senate Republicans on Tuesday used a recent report from a former employee of a St. Louis transgender…
Inside New York City’s training for health care workers doing involuntary removals
© John Minchillo/AP Photo 221129-Mental-Health-New-York-ap NEW YORK — A man shaving his legs on a subway platform. Someone sparring with…
Biden’s push to ban noncompete agreements could have big implications for health care
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s push to ban noncompete agreements that limit a worker’s ability to leave their job for…
Hundreds of thousands march in Madrid to protest health-care cuts
© AP ASSOCIATED PRESS MADRID — Hundreds of thousands of Spaniards flooded the streets of Madrid on Sunday for the…
Bringing mental health care to all 77 Chicago communities is an important step
Last week, city officials shared some encouraging news: The city had reached its goal of funding clinics and other nonprofits…
New York state ends COVID mask requirement in health care settings
NEW YORK — New York state is ending the COVID mask requirement in health care settings as of Sunday. The…
Kansas City reaches settlement on Costco transgender health care discrimination case
© Rich Sugg/rsugg@kcstar.com/Kansas City Star/TNS Kenny Caldwell takes testosterone as part of their gender-affirming healthcare. But their pharmacist refused to…
NY lifts mask mandate for health care. What to know about hospitals, nursing homes, more
New York is lifting its mask mandate for health care settings on Sunday, but some hospitals plan to keep requiring…
Waterbury hearing aid provider pleads guilty to health care fraud, agrees to pay $6M back to Medicaid
A Waterbury hearing aid dealer and licensed hearing specialist pleaded guilty to health care fraud this week for billing Medicaid…
