#low-income-healthcare

[ follow ]
#public-healthcare #hospital-layoffs #mental-health-services #budget-crisis #hivaids-medication-access
Healthcare
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Millions of Americans are about to lose access to birth control. Why? | Moira Donegan

Title X program funding may expire March 31 due to Trump administration's refusal to complete administrative renewal tasks, threatening sexual and reproductive healthcare access for 2.3 million low-income Americans.
fromThe Oaklandside
2 weeks ago

Alameda Health System layoffs deferred while county explores options

The plan would have included the closure of mental health programs at Highland Hospital and Fairmont Hospital, AHS's ambulatory plastic surgery program, and Highland Hospital's Complex Care Program, which provides care to patients with multiple, chronic illnesses, many of whom are homeless. Other closures would have included Fairmont Hospital's Kitchen Retail program, which provides meals to staff and visitors, and Highland Hospital's Tele-sitter program, which helps AHS staff remotely monitor patients' wellbeing while they're hospitalized.
East Bay (California)
Public health
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 weeks ago

17 states consider cutting assistance for HIV meds as prices increase - LGBTQ Nation

Seventeen states and D.C. have cut AIDS Drug Assistance Program costs while federal funding stagnates, threatening medication access for low-income HIV patients and risking public health crises.
[ Load more ]