“I came to see the dentist. I have a bad yeast infection.” In protest to a new law going into effect on July 1, 2016, about a dozen activists in Miami, Florida visited a dental clinic looking for pap smears and treatment for yeast infections. You may remember that earlier this year, Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) signed […]
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention released its annual health interview survey on Tuesday and Republicans aren’t going to like it – because more Americans are covered under Obamacare. The survey revealed health insurance coverage in the U.S. has gone up in the last decade, particularly after the Affordable Care Act’s (Obamacare) insurance expansion took effect. […]
Thanks to Obamacare, millions of American women finally have access to meaningful preventative health care services. The Affordable Care Act – the health insurance reform legislation passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama on March 23, 2010 – helps make prevention affordable and accessible for all Americans by requiring health plans to […]
Utah legislators, not doctors, are making medical decisions for abortion providers and their patients. A new Utah law will go into effect this month that will force doctors to over-anesthetize women seeking abortions at 20 weeks or later – putting patients at risk for potential harm. The “Protecting Unborn Children Amendment” is based on the […]
41,000 physicians will join the fight to keep their patients safe from religious mandates. The 41,000 member California Medical Association (CMA) filed a motion Wednesday to join the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) lawsuit targeting the state’s largest Catholic hospital chain, Dignity Health – which also happens to be the fifth largest health-care system in the […]