“We are health care providers who cannot afford benefits. Oh, the irony,” she told CNN. “Purchasing a plan doesn’t make financial sense. We’re just going to cross our fingers and hope for the best.”

We just released a new resource with State Innovation Exchange comparing #abortion law & policy around the world. The series of reports highlight how countries are expanding abortion access and where the U.S. fits in the global landscape. #humanrightsday

Heartbreaking how many people are about to become uninsured. www.cnn.com/2025/12/27/p...

Merry Christmas to all celebrating! 🎄💕

So many people are sick right now. A great way to prevent getting and spreading many illnesses? Wear a mask when you go inside public spaces. Such a simple and effective way to help protect your health and those around you. #WearAMask

The Australian government has announced a gun buyback in the wake of the Bondi Beach attack. The scheme is the largest since the Port Arthur massacre in 1996, which left 35 people dead & prompted Australia to introduce world-leading gun control measures. www.bbc.com/news/article...

🚨🚨 SCOOP @ms.now : The Department of Veteran Affairs has quietly implemented its abortion ban following a DOJ memo issued last week. This will affect 9 million veterans and their dependents, and has been a long time coming: It was outlined in Project 2025. Read/share 👇

NEW: In another assault on reproductive rights by the Trump administration, the US Department of Veterans Affairs sent out a memo on Monday announcing that it will no longer provide abortion or abortion counseling.

Looking into funding for endometriosis research and this funding difference is striking. www.glamour.com/story/endome...

There is so much the US can learn from countries around the world about how to improve our healthcare system and ensure everyone can access the healthcare they need. www.linkedin.com/pulse/three-...

His wife says they were refusing to properly treat his diabetes. The facility where he died is a private prison.

The 1.6 million number marks the largest-ever effort to strip permissions for immigrants who attempted to migrate to the country through legal means, advocates said. n.pr/3Y9sCuc

While we are on the topic of congenital heart disease. www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/mat...

Gaps in contraceptive access persist across the U.S. — and federal funding cuts could make them worse. Full report:

These attacks against the trans community have nothing to do with proven medicine or science—and everything to do with cruelty and control. We will fight relentlessly to stop these rules from taking effect.

Tracking the progress of Project 2025... www.project2025.observer/en

Kindness matters so much. And small kindnesses often matter so much more than people realize.

Happy Winter Solstice!

It is utterly catastrophic that RFK Jr. plans to end CDC recommendations for most childhood vaccines. It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States. And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).

New School “administrators have started to implement a plan to close, overhaul or merge about 30 academic programs or majors; pause nearly all admissions to doctoral programs; and offer buyouts or early retirement to what professors say is about 40 percent of the full-time faculty.”

This change harms disabled immigrants. Allowing individual DHS officers to use their personal judgment about factors related to disability could lead to inequitable outcomes for prospective disabled immigrants. Click here to take action: https://aapd.quorum.us/campaign/150993/

It's worth reading through the whole thing, not just these horrific excerpts. Most important: not a single person -- with the exception of a guy who says he'll turn on CNN if he's out of other options -- gets their news from actual journalists. It's all RW podcasts, YouTubers and TikTok.

Anyone remember that US institutions used to offer fellowships for researchers whose work was subject to political censorship in their home countries? US-based researchers are now being *offered* those fellowships in free countries.

For months, I've been talking to providers and researchers across the country to understand how the Trump administration's immigration policies are impacting reproductive health. The story is out today in @rewirenewsgroup.com. I hope you'll give it a read: rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/12/17/i...

Sending love to everyone struggling right now. So many people are going through so much right now. ❤️

@kff.org analysis finds that almost half of noncitizen adults living in the U.S. have one of the health conditions that may be grounds for visa denial based on new State Dept. guidance. The analysis also finds that noncitizens are much less likely than U.S. citizens to have one of these conditions.

MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported? NOEM: We haven't deported veterans MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea

“It is the kind of test that, in the wrong hands, could cause a lot of harm” A study of blood-based markers for Alzheimer’s disease in Norway confirms earlier estimates go.nature.com/4pHVYMf

Border patrol under command of Greg Bovino running a checkpoint at the exit to the Uber lot at O’Hare airport in Chicago, asking drivers for proof of valid residency in this country

A federal judge nominee admitted today that he said during a sermon that disabled people shouldn't get married. As I wrote for @motherjones.com, in fact, many can't out of risk of losing their benefits. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Breaking news: Moderate House Republicans join Democrats to force a vote on ACA subsidies, which are likely to expire. Speaker Mike Johnson had refused to allow a vote, provoking the strongest rebellion among Republicans from swing districts to date.

Figures reveal stark reality of US funding cuts as 1,394 family planning clinics shut

Incredible article about Endometriosis, the delay in diagnosis, and how racial disparities affect it. www.glamour.com/story/endome...

A study found 8% of US healthcare workers with symptomatic COVID kept working while sick, and this increased as the pandemic went on. Presenteeism was more common among those with graduate degrees and higher incomes than among lower-paid or less-educated workers. www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/pre...

Tomorrow, the House of Representatives will vote on a bill that bans gender-affirming medical care for any transgender person under 18, and threatens any medical professional providing this care to youth with 10 years in prison. Tell Congress to protect trans youth and vote NO.

Q: What do you want to see Congress do this week on healthcare? TRUMP: I'd like to see the people get the money and let the people buy their own healthcare. It'll be unbelievable

I’ll never forget his warmth and unpretentiousness. Rob Reiner was the proverbial mensch. May he and his wife rest in peace. His memory will always be a blessing to me from that one small interaction we had. I’m sure he touched people’s lives like this everywhere he went. We’ll miss him.

Health care costs are rapidly becoming unaffordable. Free health clinics in the state are seeing spikes in applications — not just from the uninsured, but those who are underinsured and can’t afford copays or prescription costs. We have to make sure folks can access care. https://bit.ly/48K34Kt

As an American who has personally written statements for American politicians after mass shootings, it has been wild to see how differently such a tragedy has been playing out in Australia.

Amazing!! Women Help Women (womenhelp.org) is manufacturing their own abortion pills in order to make abortion safer, simpler and more accessible across borders. They designed an eco-friendly combi-pack that's easier to mail discreetly and centred around women’s experiences and needs.

A Few Good Men. Best in Show. A Mighty Wind. Miss Congeniality. Barcelona. All three movies in Linklater's "Before" trilogy. Music & Lyrics. Michael Clayton. All films that were able to be made because of the production company Reiner co-founded in order to give talented filmmakers creative freedom.

I have to keep reminding younger friends that it's quite likely that the only reason I'm alive today is the Affordable Care Act. Between chronic medical conditions and being literally hit by a bus 4 years ago, there's no way I'd still be here

ALSO, the ACA is what allowed people to stay on their parents' insurance until 26! Before, once you turned 18 you were cut loose! (With some limited exceptions for having a dependent attending college). I want people to UNDERSTAND: I had NO INSURANCE most of my adult life until I married at age 38.

One time I was having coffee w/ a group of friends, and we discovered that every person at the table had been denied health insurance in the 1990s for having taken anti-depressants, except for one who'd been denied for having discussed them w/ her doctor, though she didn't get a prescription.

The ACA isn't just "health care for people who don't have a conventional employer." It also disallows something that was incredibly common 20 years ago, which I fear is getting lost to generational memory: insurance companies could deny you health care for essentially any previous health problem.

PSA: there’s been an exploit for Signal and WhatsApp released that can be used to silently track you. Temp fixes for both can be done in your settings: For WhatsApp: Settings>Privacy>Advanced>Block unknown messages. For Signal: Settings>Privacy>Phone number>Who can find me by number>Nobody

Happy Hanukkah! Thank you to Chabad of Park Slope for shining light in times of darkness, and showing we will never yield to hate.

Hanukkah Sameach! Wishing you all a heartwarming and festive holiday season.

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