#healthcare-access

#healthcare-access

Patients, for weeks and weeks later, were saying 'where am I going to get care now?' And I was like, 'holy crap, this is really painful.' They had to drive three hours to come to our main sites. And one in three Americans are in this health desert. When care gets shut down, it's a huge problem.

It's definitely a problem here on the coast because we have to either drive to Guerneville or Mendocino. A lot of people visit and think they can come to the pharmacies when they come here, but they can't. The lack of a pharmacy is also a problem for tourists visiting the iconic stretch of Northern California coast.

A big part of our faith is charity. The center donates annually to numerous causes such as natural disaster aid, libraries, teacher organizations and Second Harvest of Silicon Valley food bank, demonstrating commitment to broader community support beyond immediate congregational needs.

Without us treating them, they're not getting care and they're not getting better, so it allows us to really make an impact in somebody's life. [The clinic] really allows us to work with a wide variety of patients from many different backgrounds.

My top legislative priorities for 2026 are rooted in delivering dignity, opportunity, and equity for the people I serve. I am focused on advancing humane and comprehensive immigration reform, protecting access to affordable, quality health care, and ensuring technology is developed and governed responsibly. I will continue fighting to safeguard civil and voting rights, and to expand access to safe, affordable housing so every family can thrive in the Ninth Congressional District and across this country.

They never got to see a doctor.

Over half of LGBTQ+ workers (57.4 percent) with employers that ended or scaled back diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) reported experiencing stigma and bias at work. This stigma appears to be increasing in all areas, as 51.1 percent of queer adults report being less visible than last year, and 40.1 percent of LGBTQ+ parents with school-aged children report being less visible at schools.

In season two of "The Pitt," the Emmy-winning drama that returned to HBO Max on Thursday, a middle-aged man named Orlando Diaz wakes up in the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center. His wife and daughter are at his side; a cannula is delivering oxygen into his nose. "How'd I get here?" he asks softly.

In 2026, the US healthcare system is changing. Enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies have expired, causing premiums for marketplace plans to spike - and pricing some families out of health insurance entirely. President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act will reduce coverage for some patients with Medicaid and funding for hospitals, especially those in rural areas. Costs for Medicare and private insurance are also rising: Employer-based healthcare premiums have increased by 9%, the largest rise in more than a decade.

Heated Rivalry author Rachel Reid says the raunchy TV adaptation of her hit book series success has helped her fight with Parkinson's disease. The 45-year-old novelist cited the steamy hockey romance's popularity in helping her access better care more than two years following her diagnosis. Parkinson's disease, which can be inherited, is a neurological condition caused by a reduction of dopamine in the brain, leading to a plethora of physical and psychological problems such as memory loss, violent tremors, and motor-function issues. Reid opened up about her struggle with Parkinson's while speaking to Today earlier this month, revealing that she had been diagnosed in August 2023.

"Am I just going to stop this medication to stop having to deal with these coding issues and these scary bills?"

One among said programs is Alternatives to Detention (ATD), which since 2004 has served as a "more humane" option for lower risk individuals facing removal from the United States, allowing those in the program to wait for their court date at home rather than being stuffed into a detention facility. The trade off, of course, is intense surveillance from ICE, through monitoring devices exclusively provided and operated by BI Inc.

Trump also claimed he was crushing inflation, and inflation is stopped. While inflation declined from an annual rate of 3% in January to 2.9% in August, it has remained ahead of the Federal Reserve's 2% target. Politico's poll also had more telling numbers about specific instances where Americans are having to forego vital services: 27 %, said they have skipped a medical check-up because of costs within the last two years, and 23 % said they have skipped a prescription dose for the same reason.

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services wants to expand a Biden-era policy known as public charge that could further curtail immigrants' use of public benefits. That means that migrants' use of safety net programs, like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or Medicare, could be considered when determining whether they should be granted further legal status, such as a green card. Homeland Security Department officials released a new proposed regulation this week that's set to be published in the Federal Register on Wednesday.