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Achieving Economic Security for Disabled People During COVID-19 and Beyond

Bill of Health

Similarly, our health care system is a significant barrier to employment because most private health insurance companies do not cover critical supports for disabled people, such as personal assistant services. In other words, legal and policy responses must take a Disability Justice approach.

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HHS Issues Proposed Rule to Provide Clarity on Rights of Conscience in Healthcare

Healthcare Law Blog

BACKGROUND The Proposed Rule is the latest in a long line of federal legislation and rulemakings governing the conscience rights of healthcare providers and entities. The Church Amendments In the 1970s, the federal government enacted the Church Amendments, 42 U.S.C.

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A Health-Heavy State of the Union

Kaiser Health News

He took a victory lap on recent accomplishments like capping prescription drug costs for seniors on Medicare. He urged Congress to do more, including making permanent the boosted insurance premium subsidies added to the Affordable Care Act during the pandemic. But first, this week’s health news.

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A Rural Georgia Community Reels After Its Hospital Closes

Kaiser Health News

That’s the largest number of such facilities to shut down in a single year since 2005, when the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research at the University of North Carolina began tracking the data. In several of those states, including Georgia, Republican-led governments have said such a step would be too costly. .

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