Republicans say that VA patients can get equivalent private-sector care anywhere in the U.S. Here’s a 50-state reality check.
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Mandate for Leadership 2025: Medicare
How Musk Sold Out America’s Veterans – OpEd
How Musk Sold Out America’s Veterans – OpEd
Former service members around the country already feel the repercussions, which include cuts to transportation programs for disabled veterans, reduced telephone support for caregivers, and the postponement or cancellation of suicide prevention trainings.
Other veterans report the cancellation of therapy groups and longer wait times for appointments as well as disruptions to medical studies, including a clinical trial on a new medication with the potential to treat cancers of the mouth and throat. Some facilities eliminated staff members especially trained or certified to perform certain roles, delaying the requisition and delivery of medical supplies.
As always happens amid Musk’s ham-handed raids, the cuts at the VA commenced without the slightest foresight or sense. Among many other examples, officials summarily canceled hundreds of contracts with outside providers, only to immediately scale back the reckless decision after realizing they needed the help performing essential work like physician recruitment and burial services.
Kaldahl, who receives hearing aids, eye care, and other services from the VA, has to travel to larger cities, such as Superior, Wisconsin, or Minneapolis, to receive care unavailable at a clinic near his home.
Donald Trump’s Next Diversity Target: People With Disabilities
President Trump’s suggestion last month that the tragic Potomac air crash was somehow the fault of disabled federal air traffic controllers was appalling—but it should have come as no surprise. Trump’s contempt for people with disabilities has been well documented, and it’s that animus, combined with the accelerating MAGA assault on diversity throughout the United States, that has disability rights advocates preparing to defend decades worth of hard-won protections.
One month into his presidency, Trump has unleashed a government-wide attack on people with disabilities, from anti-diversity executive orders to proposed special-education rollbacks to threats to slash programs like Medicaid that are lifelines for disabled people across the country. If successful, these actions could have catastrophic consequences for millions of Americans, according to disability rights experts.
Donald Trump’s Next Diversity Target: People With Disabilities
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In the video below, Rep. Jahana Hayes mentions how Trump’s DEIA order is already affecting special education.
DEI (A?) – The Effect of Donald Trump’s DEI Executive Order on Accessibility
On President Trump’s first day in office, he immediately issued a new Executive Order declaring Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (“DEI”) efforts “illegal.” With this new order in effect, previous mandates that implemented DEI efforts both in the federal government and among federal contractors were revoked.
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While the primary focus is on race- and sex-based affirmative action, the Order lumps together “DEI” and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (“DEIA”) efforts. So, disability inclusion efforts may now be under scrutiny as well.
Protected: Whining About Prescription Drug Prices again
Don’t buy into whatever Conservatives for Lower Health Care Costs is trying to sell you on
Big Pharma Windfall – Conservatives for Lower Health Care Costs
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Jon Tester Lost Senate Race And They’re Still Running Negative Ads Against Him
The ads trace back to a group called Conservatives for Lower Health Care Costs (CLHCC), which is registered in Delaware by the Corporation Trust Co. in Wilmington, Delaware. That company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Wolters Kluwer, a multi-national information services company based in the Netherlands with operations in more than 35 countries.
David Feider, a spokesman at Wolters Kluwer, said in an email that the company serves as the registered agent “for literally hundreds of thousands of businesses across the country.”
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[2008] China’s Battle with Crippling Waters TRAILER
Ashland library to show films critical of fluoride
According to the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology – a group that provides the DVD that will be shown at the library – the first film, “China’s Battle With Crippling Waters,” is about harmful effects of naturally high levels of fluoride in some drinking water.
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Water fluoridation: what does the rest of the world think?
China embarked upon a pursuit of water fluoridation for about 20 years before backing away entirely from it in the 1980s. Parts of the country have high levels of naturally occurring fluoride, which one study has linked to developmental difficulties in children.
Media Briefings for China CDC Weekly, Vol 6, No. 2, 2024
Read More »Major Health Breakthrough in China — Fluorosis Rates Plummet. In a groundbreaking report, researchers reveal a significant decrease in dental fluorosis among children in China between 2009 to 2022. Once plagued by high fluoride levels in drinking water causing serious dental health issues, China has seen a remarkable turnaround. The detection rate in kids aged 8–12 dropped dramatically, from nearly 35% to just over 10%. The study suggests a shifting landscape of public health priorities, with a demand for revised policies that no longer only target high-incidence areas but include robust monitoring systems and early warning measures to control fluoride exposure. Data sourced from the Chinese CDC’s Endemic Disease Control Center point to a success story in public health with implications that could impact fluorosis prevention worldwide. Despite the improvements, cities like Tianjin remain at high risk, signaling the need for targeted local action. Journalists are encouraged to explore this story of triumph over a longstanding public health issue.
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Social Media Physician Endorsements Raise Prickly Ethical Questions
In 2022, 28 U.S. physicians endorsing drugs or devices on X (previously Twitter) made nearly $1.5 million from companies who make these products, a cross-sectional study found.
Social Media Physician Endorsements Raise Prickly Ethical Questions
LGBTQ community sounds alarm bells over Vance
LGBTQ community sounds alarm bells over Vance
In addition to a history of anti-LGBTQ statements, the Ohio Republican is the primary sponsor of at least two pieces of federal legislation threatening to sharply roll back transgender rights, including one proposal that aims to ban gender-affirming medical care for minors nationwide.
That bill, the Senate version of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) Protect Children’s Innocence Act, would charge health care providers who violate it with a Class C felony, punishable by more than a decade in prison. It would also prevent institutions of higher education from providing instruction about gender-affirming care and cut funding for health plans that cover treatment.
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Cis boys get gender-affirming surgeries more often than trans minors
Transgender kids rarely get gender-affirming surgeries — in fact, cisgender children are much more likely to get them, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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