Policies

No abortions, pride flags or transgender assistance: Republicans use spending to block VA policies

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House Republicans moved Tuesday to prevent the Department of Veterans Affairs from providing abortion services, flying LGBTQ+ pride flags at its facilities, and providing gender-affirming surgeries or hormones to transgender veterans. The effort, made by GOP lawmakers in the annual VA spending bill, aims to prevent the agency from following policies it considers welcoming to … Read more

State policies play an important role in expanding access to mental health care

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Four state policies introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic to spur telehealth expansion were associated with telehealth expansion by mental health facilities, but telehealth growth was lowest among facilities in counties with the largest percentage of black residents, according to a new RAND corporate study. Telehealth expansion was also lower among facilities that accepted Medicaid or … Read more