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Axios health care reporter maya.goldman@axios.com Signal: mayagold.57 or 646-820-5874

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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
NEW: Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old who ICE agents in Minneapolis nabbed last week and shipped off to a Texas detention facility with his dad, is now in poor health, his school superintendent told me today www.huffpost.com/entry/liam-c...
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5-Year-Old in ICE Detention Is Sick, Says Top School Official
The 5-year-old who was taken by federal agents in Minneapolis is being held behind bars with his father in Texas.
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Emily Peck @emilypeck.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
The CDC has stopped making telework accommodations, even as many employees don't feel safe at work in the wake of the shooting last month. Read my story with @maya-goldman.bsky.social www.axios.com/2025/09/17/c... Or just read this passage:
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Maya Goldman @maya-goldman.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
haven't posted on here much but in case anyone's out there still, here's some #news: CDC is issuing a sole-source contract to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to study associations between vaccines and autism. Other large studies have already shown no association. www.axios.com/2025/09/12/c...
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RFK Jr.'s CDC and RPI to study already disproven link between autism and vaccines
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has continued to promote the possibility of a link between autism and vaccinations.
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Maya Kaufman @mayakaufman.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
States are increasingly forging their own paths on public health, especially on vaccines. My colleague Katelyn and I keep asking NY's Health Department about their plans. (e.g., Will they ease access to the latest Covid shot?) We can't get a concrete answer, let alone an interview.
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Emily Peck @emilypeck.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
The cuts to Medicaid inside the Big Bill don't just damage that program -- they'll be a blow to the whole healthcare system, @maya-goldman.bsky.social reports "This is taking us catastrophically backward.." one source tells her. www.axios.com/2025/07/01/r...
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What's at stake from GOP megabill's coverage losses
The changes in the Senate bill could erase most of the gains from the Affordable Care Act.
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Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Breaking: The Trevor Project received a stop-work order last night on its contract with the national 988 suicide prevention hotline. The Trump administration is eliminating the option for LGBTQ callers to the hotline to press 3 and connect with someone who specializes in LGBTQ mental health.
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Adriel Bettelheim @abettel.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Judge orders NIH grants terminated on gender, DEI grounds be restored. www.axios.com/local/boston...
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Judge orders Trump admin. to restore hundreds of terminated NIH grants
"I've never seen government racial discrimination like this," the judge said.
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Sarah Todd @sarah-todd.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Seven of the sources cited in MAHA commission's report do not exist: “The paper cited is not a real paper that I or my colleagues were involved with," says one researcher. www.notus.org/health-scien...
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The MAHA Report Cites Studies That Don’t Exist
The Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” report misinterprets some studies and cites others that don’t exist, according to the listed authors.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/05/2025
Car mechanic Luke Seaborn was the de facto face of Georgia Pathways to Coverage, the governor’s health insurance program for impoverished residents. Then technical glitches and red tape caused him to lose his coverage — twice.
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He Became the Face of Georgia’s Medicaid Work Requirement. Now He’s Fed Up With It.
A 54-year-old mechanic called Pathways to Coverage a “great program” at the governor’s press conference. But after getting kicked off the health insurance program for low-income Georgians twice,…
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Maya Goldman @maya-goldman.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
HHS is on track to have 20,000 fewer employees than it had 100 days ago, when President Trump's term began. Here's an attempt to capture what that means, and what else the last 100 days have brought for public health and health care: www.axios.com/2025/04/29/t...
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100 days of health care upheaval
Trump may have downplayed health care during his campaign, but it became a flashpoint after he appointed Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
A top official in the Department of Labor this week informed all staff members that they could face criminal charges if they speak to journalists, former employees or others about agency business. Speaking to reporters is not a crime!
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Labor Department Official Warns That Staff Who Speak With Journalists Face “Serious Legal Consequences”
Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s chief of staff issued the warning as department employees have spoken to the news media about harms they see resulting from the dismantling of their agency, wh...
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Meg Tirrell @megtirrell.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya told the Council of Councils advisory group today that the Trump admin proposal to reorganize NIH's 27 centers into 8 "was the beginning of a negotiation," and that he has "no specific plans for reorganization at the moment." Trying to obtain video replay to post
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Maya Goldman @maya-goldman.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
The impact of HHS layoffs is starting to take shape. Jennifer Hoenig, who until today ran the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, said her whole team has been cut, leaving the survey's status unclear. "Without knowing who needs it, we can't help people," she said. www.axios.com/2025/04/01/h...
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HHS begins laying off 10,000 employees
HHS began laying off 10,000 employees this morning, intensifying fears of lost expertise and political influence in health policy.
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Maya Goldman @maya-goldman.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
📣 If you work at HHS and/or have information about the details and impact of the agency reorganization announced today, I'd love to talk to you for an Axios article. I can be reached on Signal at mayagold.57. Happy to keep you anonymous. Thank you!
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Maya Goldman @maya-goldman.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
HHS took down the Biden administration's advisory on gun violence as a public health crisis: www.axios.com/2025/03/18/h...
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HHS drops surgeon general's advisory on gun violence
HHS said it took down the information to comply with Trump's executive order on protecting Second Amendment rights.
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Adriel Bettelheim @abettel.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Trump administration is said to be ready to drop Idaho emergency abortion case. www.axios.com/2025/03/04/t...
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Trump admin said to be ready to drop Idaho emergency abortion case
This would mark a reversal from Biden administration efforts to clarify that federal directives on emergency health care take precedence over state abortion bans.
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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
1) On Fox News, Marc Siegel says RFK Jr claims he never met Tom Corry, who was serving as HHS assistant secretary for public affairs and just resigned..
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Maya Goldman @maya-goldman.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
People with disabilities say President Trump's DEI purge is eroding health care, education and legal protections they've only won in recent decades. What's happening and why it matters: www.axios.com/2025/02/23/t...
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Americans with disabilities warn protections are vanishing in Trump's DEI rollback
"Disability is a natural part of the human experience," said Katy Neas, chief executive officer of The Arc.
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Bob Herman @bobjherman.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Just in: HHS Inspector General Christi Grimm, who was fired along with 7 other IGs by Trump last month, said she found out she was fired while driving. She's been aggressively auditing Medicare Advantage. More than 2,000 investigations now in purgatory. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
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Maya Goldman @maya-goldman.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
If you have any insight into what's unfolding at HHS, now or any time in the future, you can reach me on Signal any time at mayagold.57 or 646-820-5874 www.axios.com/2025/02/14/f...
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Thousands of federal health jobs to be cut: reports
The Department of Health and Human Services plans to begin shedding thousands of jobs.
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Larry Levitt @larrylevitt.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
The Trump administration has cut funding for community-based navigators who help people sign up for the ACA from $98 million to $10 million. The first Trump administration also cut navigators, with funding restored by the Biden administration. www.cms.gov/newsroom/pre...
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CMS Announcement on Federal Navigator Program Funding | CMS
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced a reduction in funding for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Navigator program to $10 million. The savings from this reduction will allow...
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KFF Health News @kffhealthnews.org · 13/02/2025
Some of the Trump administration’s dramatic funding and policy shifts are facing major pushback— not from Congress, but from the courts. @julierovner.bsky.social is joined by @shefali.bsky.social, @jessiehellmann.bsky.social, and @maya-goldman.bsky.social on "What the Health?": bit.ly/41d7eGQ
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Alice Miranda Ollstein @alicemiranda.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
A federal judge ordered the Trump admin to restore all of the health information it purged over the last couple weeks by midnight last night. www.politico.com/news/2025/02... A lot is still missing, like all civil rights violations HHS has investigated and corrected. www.hhs.gov/civil-rights...
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Maya Goldman @maya-goldman.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Axios Vitals is experiencing some technical difficulties hitting inboxes this morning, but you can read the full newsletter here: axios.com/newsletters/... And here's my story from this morning on why NYU Langone's Super Bowl ad raised eyebrows 👀: www.axios.com/2025/02/11/h...
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Axios @axios.com · 11/02/2025
📭 Our newsletters are stuck in some traffic this morning, but for now you can read them on our site, across national, local and Pro: www.axios.com/newsletters
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Maya Goldman @maya-goldman.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
🧐 Do you peer review submissions for medical journals? I want to hear if/how you're changing your approach to papers that use federal health data following the last two weeks. Send me a message at maya.goldman@axios.com if you have thoughts! #medsky
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Maya Goldman @maya-goldman.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Trump's EO on gender-affirming care doesn't require hospitals to take any immediate action, lawyers say. Still, hospitals are caught between the threat of a federal funding cutoff and possible lawsuits and backlash from patients' families: www.axios.com/2025/02/04/t...
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Hospitals' trans care pause draws backlash, legal threats
The fallout shows how the fight over transgender rights is factoring into providers' decisions beyond states that have restrictions on gender-affirming care.
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Erin Brodwin @erinbrodwin.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
figure this is as good a time as any to say: I write investigations and deep dives focused on businesses in the digital health sector. please send tips to erinbecca@proton.me or send me a direct message and I'll give you my Signal number. both platforms are encrypted for privacy purposes.
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Alex Fitzpatrick @alexjamesfitz.com · 30/01/2025
The between-the-lines here: Events like last night feel so extraordinary because they are.
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Adriel Bettelheim @abettel.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
RFK Jr. earned millions from law work, book deals, disclosures show. www.axios.com/2025/01/22/r...
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RFK Jr. earned millions from law work, book deals
The disclosure offers a picture into his financial holdings and how he might resolve potential conflicts.
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Maya Goldman @maya-goldman.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
👋Hi! As the new admin kicks off, thought I'd reintroduce myself. I'm a health reporter for @axios.com. Always looking to talk: - Health policy, esp #Medicare, #Medicaid, #ACA, #MAHA - The business of health - How people experience the health system Email: maya.goldman@axios.com. DM for my Signal!
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Maya Goldman @maya-goldman.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
As Congress debates cuts to Medicaid funding, states are likely to make their own budgetary adjustments this year: www.axios.com/newsletters/...
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Axios Vitals - 1 big thing: States face hard choices on Medicaid
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Naseem Miller @naseemmiller.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Here's a good list of mental health resources for people impacted by LA fires, via @laist.com laist.com/news/health/...
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These devastating fires are taking a toll on our mental health. Here’s how to know when to seek help
Mental health resources for kids and adults tailored to this fire disaster.
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Usha Lee McFarling @usha.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Breaking: AAMC reporting steep (double-digit) drop in Black and Hispanic medical school enrollees following Supreme Court decision banning affirmative action. Story developing, please reply here with reactions. www.statnews.com/2025/01/09/m...
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Medical schools report steep drop in enrollment of Black and Hispanic students after Supreme Court ruling
Black and Hispanic enrollment in medical schools fell after the Supreme Court banned the consideration of race in admissions, new data show
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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Shoutout to the Los Angeles Times reporters who are doing essential journalism under very difficult circumstances. They’ve dropped their paywall, but their ongoing coverage is a good reminder of why local newsrooms need support — and what we lose when those outlets are hollowed out.
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5 dead, more than 2,000 structures burned as new fire hits Hollywood Hills
More than 2,000 structures have burned and at least five people are dead in wildfires burning across L.A. County. Red flag warnings remained in effect for Los Angeles County and much of Ventura County...
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Maya Goldman @maya-goldman.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
GLP-1s are highly effective for weight loss if they're taken in perpetuity to keep the weight off. But many people aren't staying on the drugs long-term. Concern about discontinuation is intensifying as insurers clamp down on coverage of GLP-1s for weight loss: www.axios.com/2025/01/02/w...
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GLP-1 withdrawal can have lasting health effects
The surging popularity of GLP-1 drugs is beginning to obscure the health consequences if people stop taking them.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 18/12/2024
Breaking news: The Senate has passed a defense policy bill that House Speaker Mike Johnson amended the legislation with language forbidding the use of federal funds to cover specialized medical care for the transgender children of U.S. military personnel.
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Senate passes Pentagon policy bill that set off transgender-care debate
The $895 billion National Defense Authorization Act was approved despite Democrats’ frustration with a late addition by House Speaker Mike Johnson.
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Maya Goldman @maya-goldman.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Axios Vitals is always worth reading (ok, I'm biased) but today's edition feels like a particularly good example of the distinctive ways we connect the dots across health care. Check it out!: www.axios.com/newsletters/...
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Adrianna McIntyre @adrianna.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
This, from @dylanlscott.bsky.social , is the best distillation I've seen of what I have taken to calling the "spider-men meme" problem in health care www.vox.com/future-perfe...
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Andrew Solender @andrewsolender.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
After the now-reversed Blue Cross Blue Shield anesthesia time limit, Rep. Ritchie Torres introduces a bill to prohibit “arbitrary time caps” on anesthesia. “We cannot trust insurers to do right by doctors and patients out of the kindness of their hearts,” he says in a statement.
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 06/12/2024
I’m sorry, almost *1 in 10 U.S. journalists work at the NYTimes?* Not because of its size, but because so many other newspapers have died? That is…wild. www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/the-...
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Cynthia Cox @cynthiaccox.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
The CBO says not extending the enhanced ACA subsidies will lead to 3.8 million more people being uninsured. They also say premiums (before subsidies) will eventually be 7.9% higher without extension, because healthier people will drop coverage www.cbo.gov/system/files...
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STAT @statnews.com · 05/12/2024
Those who knew Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare, struggled to process the news that he had been shot and killed in New York City.
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UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson became one of the country’s most powerful insurance execs before tragic killing
Those who knew Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare, struggled to process the news that he had been shot and killed in New York City.
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Adriel Bettelheim @abettel.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
United CEO’s killing unleashes social media rage against insurers. www.axios.com/2024/12/05/u...
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UnitedHealth CEO's killing unleashes social media rage against insurers
The lack of sympathy may underscore how Americans tend to like their own insurer but distrust the industry as a whole.
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Maya Goldman @maya-goldman.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Ramaswamy says DOGE doesn't plan to cut Medicare. Still, "there are hundreds of billions of dollars flowing out the door... ending up in the hands of people who, even under the statute, should not be receiving those payments," he said. h/t @erindoherty.bsky.social www.axios.com/2024/12/04/v...
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Vivek Ramaswamy to Axios: DOGE not planning cuts to Social Security, Medicare
Ramaswamy said that it's premature to talk about cutting entitlement spending.
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Maya Goldman @maya-goldman.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Tomorrow, the Supreme Court hears oral arguments on whether Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for kids is constitutional. The arguments follow an election that emboldened the GOP to pursue more restrictions on trans rights: www.axios.com/2024/12/03/g...
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Pivotal gender-affirming care case reaches SCOTUS
The arguments follow an election that emboldened Republicans to pursue more restrictions on trans rights.
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Maya Goldman @maya-goldman.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
The anti-big-business wing of the GOP is coinciding with growing concern among fiscal hawks about Medicare Advantage's cost. Their views could clash with Republicans who traditionally support privatized health insurance, complicating the Trump admin's vision for MA: www.axios.com/2024/11/27/m...
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A Medicare minefield awaits Oz
Trump's nominee to run the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services faces brewing tensions among Republicans over how Medicare Advantage works.
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Maya Goldman @maya-goldman.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
ICYMI: Florida's Surgeon General is recommending municipalities stop adding fluoride to their water -- despite ample evidence that it's safe and even beneficial at the level recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention www.axios.com/2024/11/25/f...
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Florida recommends communities stop adding fluoride to water supply
There is ample evidence fluoride in water improves dental health and is safe at the level recommended by the CDC.
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Emily Peck @emilypeck.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
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Patients rush to get reproductive care before Trump takes office
Republicans have vowed to restrict abortion care and experts say access to reproductive health care more broadly could erode.
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Russell Contreras @russcontreras.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Black, Latina, Native American and Pacific Islander women experience disproportionate rates of preterm births, infant mortality and maternal deaths www.axios.com/2024/11/21/m...
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U.S. gets poor grade for maternal, infant health care outcomes
People in the South and Midwest experience the worst outcomes.
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