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Hey Jane Expands Virtual Services Beyond Abortion Care into Reproductive, Sexual Health
New York City-based Hey Jane, a virtual abortion provider, announced last week that it is now offering vaginal infections treatment. This includes treatment for urinary tract infections, bacterial vaginosis and herpes. It is also offering birth control and emergency contraception.
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How Planned Parenthood’s CEO Wants Insurers To Support Reproductive Health
Health insurers can support the fight for reproductive health rights by improving their benefits and using their power to enact change with lawmakers, said Alexis McGill Johnson, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the Planned Parenthood Action Fund. She made these comments at the AHIP 2023 conference in Portland.
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Payer’s Place: Dawn Maroney
Dawn Maroney, President, Markets of Alignment Health and CEO of Alignment Health Plan, to discuss how they are using technology to provide better service and care to consumers.
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Courts Allowed to Ban Mife Today, Viagra Tomorrow?
If a drug’s FDA approval could be overturned by any judge, anywhere, anytime the pharmaceutical industry would be severely impacted. While mifepristone is no blockbuster, a legal precedent allowing courts to overturn the FDA’s approval could be applied to other drugs like blockbuster drugs like Viagra, Humira, or the new diabetes, weight-loss drugs Ozempic or Wegovy.
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Small, Rural Communities Have Become Abortion Access Battlegrounds
The quest to enact local bans has become particularly acute in small towns, like West Wendover, Nevada, and Hobbs, New Mexico, which are situated by borders between states that have restricted abortion and states where laws preserve access.
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Abortion Pill Access in 2023: A Timeline
Mifepristone and misoprostol, two pills that are taken together to terminate a pregnancy, have been approved by the FDA since 2000. But access to these drugs have been in serious jeopardy this year, and a federal judge in Texas recently ruled to suspend the FDA’s decadeslong approval of mifepristone. The final outcome for abortion pill access in the U.S. is still unclear among confliction federal rulings — the issue will likely end up in the Supreme Court.
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What Should Tech Companies do to Navigate Privacy Concerns in Post-Dobbs Era?
Patient privacy is evolving rapidly in the post-Dobbs era, according to healthcare and life science lawyers in a webinar hosted by the American Bar Association on Wednesday.
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How Employers Can Help Correct the Reproductive Health Crisis
Following the Dobbs decision, it’s vital for employers to support their employees’ reproductive rights, executives from Planned Parenthood and Maven Clinic stressed at the HLTH conference in Las Vegas.
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Judge Declares Georgia’s Six-week Abortion Ban Unconstitutional
Judge Robert McBurney of Fulton County said sections of the Living Infants Fairness and Equality Act passed in 2019 were unconstitutional when drafted and enacted, therefore there is “no legal basis” for the ban which has banned abortion after six weeks.
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1st amendment doesn’t protect anti-abortion activists who recorded Planned Parenthood, 9th Circ says
In an opinion published Friday by Ninth Circuit Judge Ronald Gould said, “Invoking journalism and the First Amendment does not shield individuals from liability for violations of laws applicable to all members of society.”
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Applying Remote Patient Monitoring to Surgery Prep and Recovery, Oncology and Women’s Health
Join us to learn about the latest trends in remote monitoring and how to extend its benefits beyond chronic conditions to more patients – all while using fewer staff resources.
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Planned Parenthood asks NC court to allow non-physicians to provide medication abortion to meet demand from out-of-state
According to the motion, more than one third of Planned Parenthood South Atlantic’s abortion patients between July 1 and September 30, 2022 came from out of state, totalling 1,317 people. In the same time period last year, just 322 patients came from out of state for abortions.
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A look at Texas’ abortion lawsuits this week: “The litigation is just getting started”
A federal judge blocks HHS protections for emergency abortion assistance, and a new suit is filed against Texas prosecutors who have threatened groups that help Texans travel for safe abortions.
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Abortion travel benefits to become more common among employers after Dobbs decision
The survey reported 35% of respondents already offer travel and lodging benefits for abortions, while 16% plan to in 2023 and 21% are considering it.
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Texas sues HHS, claims the agency is trying to turn ERs into abortion clinics
The attorney general of Texas says the recent federal mandates and guidance issued to healthcare providers to protect abortion access are unconstitutional and conflict with state law.
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Data privacy in a post-Roe world
The Supreme Court’s majority opinion in Dobbs will create a big mess around what data will be revealed and the repercussions that will come when data are obtained. Individuals will bear the brunt of the burden while it all gets figured out.
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Following Roe decision, bad actors will try to target reproductive health data
State bans would mean sensitive patient data, such as interactions with a telehealth provider to obtain abortion drugs, could be used against someone as a threat. One expert warned that the value of such data will “skyrocket.”
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Payer’s Place: Dr. Anil Singh
Dr. Anil Singh shares his insights into the strategies employed by the organization to identify the most effective digital solutions for their members.
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Discover the Next-Gen Platform for Integrated Collaborative Care
Beyond EHRs and digital front doors, reducing the gaps in patient care journeys.
