Don’t worry—if you’re not eligible for euthanasia, Soros has some sex workers for you. /s
Dying for the Cause: Foundation funding for the “right-to-die” movement
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This Is What Disabled Adults Could Lose in Trump’s Medicaid Cuts
Update on My Work and Focus
Red State Workers Could Lose Out on Disability Benefits as Trump Administration Rewrites Eligibility Rules
Medicare Coverage for Telehealth Suspended Amid Shutdown
Medicare began covering telemedicine services during the COVID-19 pandemic and has maintained the popular offering through temporary waivers approved by Congress since
I guess now is not a good time for my sinus infection to return. 😾
Trump plans to deny Social Security disability payments to hundreds of thousands of workers
7 Medicare Policies That Are Quietly Being Rewritten Without Public Input
Medicare may seem like a stable program, but behind the scenes, critical policies are being tweaked — and not always with public notice. These changes can affect your benefits, cost-sharing, and care options long before you hear about them. Transparency is fading fast, making it harder for beneficiaries to weigh in or prepare. Knowing what’s changing helps you stay informed, even if the announcements don’t show up in your mailbox. Here are seven current shifts in Medicare that are unfolding quietly — and why you should care about each.
7 Medicare Policies That Are Quietly Being Rewritten Without Public Input
Rant: The Empire Is Drowning—And It’s Dragging Us With It
This isn’t collapse. It’s choreography. The drowning is designed.
Trump’s Prescription for Poverty: Forced Psychiatry and the Criminalization of Homelessness
Trump order pushes forcible hospitalization of homeless people
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Trump Pushes Policies That ‘Treat Homelessness and Mental Illness as a Crime’
New Research Shows Risks of Coercive Psychiatric Treatment
A new study from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is raising difficult but necessary questions about a practice that affects hundreds of thousands of lives each year: involuntary psychiatric hospitalization.
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This equates to a 79% increase in risk of being charged with a violent crime, and almost a doubled risk of dying by suicide or overdose, in the three months following evaluation for hospitalization.
The researchers also found hospitalization often caused destabilization. It led to declines in employment and earnings, and increased use of homeless shelters. It did not lead to better outpatient care or more consistent medication use.
Through the Doorway: Remembering A Father’s Battle Amid Potential Conflict
I read an article today about a woman reflecting on her father’s PTSD. Her family had the same rule as mine—if you needed to wake Dad, you did so from the doorway to prevent the risk of an accidental reaction triggered by a flashback. I wonder how many children of military veterans have lived with this unspoken understanding, shaped by their parents’ trauma.
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