"When you spend more time arguing with your insurance company than you do with your doctors" #rahmemanuel #kffhealthnews @kffhealthnews.org

Disability Rights Lawyers Threatened With Budget Cuts, Reassignments - KFF Health News The Trump administration wants deep funding cuts for state-based legal services for disabled people, as rights advocates say the Justice Department pushed out many of its lawyers who worked on such issues.

State disability rights lawyers face funding cuts and #DOJ reassignments, potentially shrinking legal enforcement of civil rights protections for people with disabilities. Source: #KFFHealthNews

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Tribal Groups Assert Sovereignty as Feds Crack Down on Gender-Affirming Care - KFF Health News Native American groups declare that tribal sovereignty trumps state and federal efforts to restrict or ban gender-affirming care for two-spirit and LGBTQ+ tribal citizens. Tribes are analyzing the ris...

As gender-affirming care becomes increasingly targeted, indigenous tribes are navigating how to uphold their sovereignty and support two-spirit and gender diverse Native Americans without potentially jeopardizing the relationships and resources that support their communities. #kffhealthnews

Moms in Crisis, Jobs Lost: The Human Cost of Trump’s Addiction Funding Cuts - KFF Health News In many cases, the money flowed to addiction recovery programs that help rebuild lives by driving people to medical appointments and court hearings, crafting résumés and training them for new jobs,…

KFF Health News reports that the Trump administration's $11 billion rollback of COVID-era funding has led to significant disruptions in addiction recovery and mental health services nationwide.

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Medicaid in the Crosshairs, Maybe - KFF Health News President Donald Trump has said he won’t support major cuts to the Medicaid health insurance program for people with low incomes, but he has endorsed a House budget plan that calls for major cuts, lea...

A good discussion about the chaos created by #DOGE NOT so much about saving money as Shock and Awe, and destroying government agencies in the present and future. #kffhealthnews Also facts about Medicaid.

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publisher and executive director of #KFFHealthNews @kffhealthnews.bsky.social, the largest health newsroom in the US.

Beyond Hard Hats: Mental Struggles Become the Deadliest Construction Industry Danger • Alabama Reflector The physical hazards of construction work have long been a focus of safety professionals but attention on the psychosocial hazards is new.

Atlanta journo Katja Ridderbusch reports why over 5,000 male construction workers are dying from suicide annually — 5X the number who die from work-related injuries. bit.ly/4azlbSF #malesuicides, #constructionworkers, #katjaridderbusch, #AlabamaReflector, #KFFHealthNews