By Rev. Stacy Swimp The enhanced health insurance subsidies, set to expire at the end of 2025, represent a direct threat to the financial and health stability of Black Americans. While the crisis affects all races, the consequences for the Black community will be disproportionate and severe, effectively rolling back historic progress in health equity. […]
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As ACA enhanced subsidy expiration looms, families brace for higher costs and limited care
With the expiration of the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced subsidies looming, families who rely on Medicaid coverage are facing uncertainty about how they will afford care. For parents like Hillary Harris in Missouri and Sam Gwesinie in Minnesota, higher costs and reduced access threaten both their own health and the care of their children.
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Supreme Court rejects challenge to abortion pill mifepristone
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously voted to dismiss a challenge to mifepristone, an abortion pill, and keep it on the market, while Democrats and advocates continue to fight for reproductive freedom.
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Price of popular diabetes drugs denies low-income folks access to treatment
Supply shortages and insurance hurdles for GLP-1 agonists, such as Ozempic and Trulicity, have left many people with diabetes and obesity without the medicines they need to stay healthy, with drugmakers charging high prices and insurers imposing prior authorization requirements.