Tag Archives: health care reform

Breaking: IOM recommends free birth control under health care reform law

By Miriam | Published: July 19, 2011

TweetSince the health care reform bill passed, we’ve been waiting to see what services the law would require health insurance companies cover as “preventive care.” Anything considered preventive care would have to covered without any extra cost or co-pays to the individual. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) was asked to make a recommendation to the [...]

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Why HHS collecting LGBT health data is a big fucking deal

By Jos | Published: June 30, 2011

TweetThe Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) announcement yesterday that they plan to begin including sexual orientation and gender identity in health data collection probably doesn’t sound that exciting unless you’re a total data nerd. But it’s actually a really big fucking deal. The Affordable Care Act (health care reform) gave HHS Secretary Kathleen [...]

Abortion access is a youth issue

By Jos | Published: February 14, 2011

TweetThe current attack on abortion rights in the House is an attempt to extend already despicable bans on funding for abortion, the only medical procedure explicitly excluded from federal funding, as far beyond their current scope as possible. Federal funding for abortion is obviously a class issue, as it is the poorest people in the [...]

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Opposing birth control coverage should be as ridiculous as hating puppies

By Maya | Published: November 18, 2010

TweetA while ago, a friend on Facebook shared an article about a politician who was opposed to an anti-puppy mill bill. It didn’t really matter if you knew any details of the legislation—obviously, the expected reaction was: “OMG, can you believe someone would be against puppies??? LOLZ!!” This week, a special panel convened by the [...]

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