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Last week, the Colorado Division of Insurance became the second state agency in the week to issue a bulletin stating that discrimination in health coverage on the basis of sexual orientation and transgender status is impermissible under state law. The bulletin is the latest in a series of decisions by states and employers clearly stating that no person should be denied health care or coverage based on who they are

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The three largest newspapers in Texas have so far failed to report on comments made by Texas Health and Human Services Commissioner Dr. Kyle Janek over the past two months in which he claimed not to believe the official number of people without health insurance in Texas. Nearly two weeks after Republican Gov.

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According to a new study by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and the Urban Institute, states fully implementing Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion would result in an additional 21.3 million Americans on insurance rolls while raising states’ Medicaid spending by less than three percent. Since the federal government will pick up most of the tab for the Medicaid expansion, the states that choose to participate will be able to extend insurance to millions of poor and vulnerable Americans without using much of their own funds

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A new study from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) finds that since 2008, state efforts to reform Medicaid and make the low-income safety net program more efficient — likely spurred by provisions in the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) and Obamacare — have resulted in lower application processing times and high beneficiary coverage satisfaction comparable to private health insurance. The study also found that the main hurdle to ensuring beneficiary satisfaction was the shortage of caregivers who accept Medicaid patients, mainly due to low payment rates for the doctors who take on Medicaid patients

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A Florida man who set fire to a women’s health clinic has been sentenced to ten years in prison today. Bobby Joe Rogers, a vagrant with a number of run-ins with the law, confessed to firebombing the Pensacola, FL facility because he objected to the fact that abortions were performed there. The same facility was the site of the infamous double-murder of a doctor and his security guard in 1994 by radical anti-abortion activist Paul Hill

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Tommy Thompson, the Republican senate candidate in Wisconsin, couldn’t decide if he supports maintaing provisions of the Affordable Care Act, during a debate against challenger Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D) on Friday

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An estimated 4,800 people will receive care from a free four-day Los Angeles health clinic next week, The Lead Type reports . The clinic will run from next Thursday to Sunday to provide a variety of health services — including immunizations, women’s health screenings, dental cleanings, and eye exams — to Americans who don’t have medical insurance and can’t usually access this type of care: Some people began lining up as early as Friday to ensure they obtain a wristband, which will be required for admission to the clinic. Distribution of the wristbands is expected to begin at 1 p.m.

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The University of Georgia’s University Council , which consists faculty, students, and staff, has approved domestic partner benefits for faculty and employees.

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The Missouri legislature has overridden Gov. Jan Nixon’s (D) veto of a bill that would allow employers or health insurance providers to stop offering coverage for contraception, abortion, or sterilization if doing so violated their religious or moral convictions.

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There isn’t a lot of talk about Medicaid in gay and transgender politics. Most are familiar with the issues affecting our community that have gotten enough attention to make the Democratic platform and the reactionary hit list: marriage equality, employment nondiscrimination, anti-bullying policies, immigration rights for bi-national couples, and an end to HIV and AIDS.

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