Fight to protect transgender health care to be among new governor’s first tests

Supporters of proposed state protections for transgender health care are hopeful the bill will become law under Gov.-elect ...
Crain's Detroit

Feds target UM Health over transgender care and religious rights of employees

Federal authorities are targeting the University of Michigan health system over transgender health care. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights said Friday it had ...
The Columbian

In the Deep South, health care fights echo civil rights battles

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Tara Campbell unlocked the front door of the Bricklayers Hall, a no-frills brick building on South Union Street in downtown Montgomery, half a mile from the white-domed Alabama ...
WHYY

Medicaid cuts ahead: ‘It’s going to affect everyone,’ Philly health care workers warn

PASNAP unions and 10 partner organizations have introduced a “Healthcare Bill of Rights” and are urging lawmakers to pledge support for safety net programs.
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Hospital Under Fire as HHS Investigates Alleged Violations of Health Workers’ Rights

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has initiated a compliance review of a hospital to assess its adherence to Federal conscience ...
LGBTQ Nation

Administration announces investigation into health care providers “conscience rights”

The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced an investigation that may simply be an attempt to prevent access to gender-affirming care. The ...