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Prepared for Trump’s Comeback, California鈥檚 Attorney General Is Ready To Fight

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Attorney General Rob Bonta, a longtime champion of reproductive rights, is ready to lead California in the fight to protect abortion under Trump鈥檚 second presidency. In a Q&A, he shares how his upbringing prepared him for the role.

7 of 10 States Backed Abortion Rights. But Little To Change Yet.

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Voters in 10 states weighed in on abortion rights this election. Despite the results supporting abortion rights in seven of those states, much of the abortion landscape on abortion won鈥檛 change much immediately, as medical providers navigate the legal hurdles that remain.

How a Proposed Federal Heat Rule Might Have Saved These Workers鈥 Lives

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Laborers have suffered in extreme heat triggered by climate change. Deaths aren鈥檛 inevitable, researchers say: Employers can save lives by providing ample water and breaks.

California Continues Progressive Policies, With Restraint, in Divisive Election Year

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This legislative cycle, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed bills affirming reproductive rights and mandating insurance coverage of in vitro fertilization, but the Democrat was reluctant to impose new regulations and frequently cited costs for vetoing bills.

Montana Looks To Fast-Track Medicaid Access for Older Applicants

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As Montana鈥檚 population ages, providers serving low-income seniors say more people aren鈥檛 getting the care they need as they wait to get on Medicaid. Montana lawmakers are considering creating a shortcut to that care.

What the Health? From 杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News: The Health of the Campaign

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The 2024 presidential race is taking on a familiar tone 鈥 with Democrats accusing Republicans of wanting to ban abortion and repeal the Affordable Care Act and Republicans insisting they have no such plans. Voters will determine whom they believe. Meanwhile, for the second time in a month, a state judge overturned an abortion ban, but few expect the decision to settle the matter. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call, and Anna Edney of Bloomberg News join 杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews 杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News鈥 Lauren Sausser, who reported and wrote the latest 杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News-Washington Post 鈥淏ill of the Month,鈥 about a teenage athlete whose needed surgery lacked a billing code.

Trump Leads, and His Party Follows, on Vaccine Skepticism

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Former President Donald Trump has presided over a landslide shift in Republican views on vaccines, reflected in false claims by candidates in election primaries, puzzling conspiracies from prominent conservatives, and a surge in anti-vaccine policies in statehouses.

Trump lidera el escepticismo por las vacunas, y el partido lo sigue

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Trump ha liderado un cambio radical en la visi贸n de su partido sobre las vacunas, reflejado esta temporada de campa帽a en afirmaciones falsas de candidatos republicanos durante las primarias y en teor铆as conspirativas desconcertantes de voces conservadoras prominentes.

California Voters Consider Tough Love for Repeat Drug Offenders

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A California ballot measure would roll back some decade-old criminal justice reforms that have become fodder for Donald Trump鈥檚 presidential campaign. Stiffer penalties for shoplifting have gotten much of the attention, but the measure also allows controversial treatment requirements for repeat drug offenders.

California Governor Signs Law Banning Medical Debt From Credit Reports

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New California legislation will bar unpaid medical bills from showing up on consumer credit reports starting in January. However, the banking industry muscled in eleventh-hour amendments that weakened the protections for patients, the bill鈥檚 lead sponsor says.

States鈥 Efforts To Alter Arcane Hospital Rules Mix Politics With Drama

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Georgia is one of dozens of states that require health-care facilities to ask for permission to build or expand by obtaining 鈥渃ertificates of need.鈥 Basically, state regulators get to decide whether a town needs a new hospital or long-term care center. If the need is deemed real, they鈥檙e granted a 鈥淐ON.鈥 The intent of the […]

Fighting Staff Shortages With Scholarships, California Bill Aims To Boost Mental Health Courts

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A new bill would create a scholarship program for students who agree to work with specialized courts in California to get patients into treatment, but some people argue the state shouldn鈥檛 restrict scholarship aid to a new, untested program given broader behavioral health workforce shortages.

Abortion Clinics 鈥 And Patients 鈥 Are on the Move as State Laws Shift

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Last month, Planned Parenthood Great Plains opened its newest clinic in Pittsburg, Kan., a city of about 21,000 people mere minutes from the borders of both Missouri and Oklahoma. It鈥檚 the second new clinic the regional affiliate has opened in Kansas in a little over two years, to accommodate the growing number of patients coming […]

Abortion Clinics聽鈥 And Patients 鈥 Are on the Move, as State Laws Keep Shifting

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Clinics in states where most abortions are legal, such as Kansas and Illinois, are reporting an influx of inquiries from patients hundreds of miles away 鈥 and are expanding in response. Despite the Supreme Court鈥檚 overturning of federal protections in 2022, abortions are now at their highest numbers in a decade.

Arkansas鈥 Governor Says Medicaid Extension for New Moms Isn鈥檛 Needed

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Federal law requires states to provide pregnancy-related Medicaid coverage through 60 days after delivery. Arkansas has not expanded what鈥檚 called postpartum Medicaid coverage, an option that gives poor women uninterrupted health insurance for a year after they give birth.