Judge temporarily blocks Texas from kicking Planned Parenthood out of Medicaid program
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Planned Parenthood of South Texas office manger, Twila Aguilera, looks at the number of patient intakes and services provided at the San Pedro clinic location on Thursday, Aug. 22nd, 2019.Carlos Javier Sanchez | Contributor
A Texas judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked Republican leaders from kicking Planned Parenthood out of Medicaid, as the nonprofit provider claims the effort did not follow procedure and could unjustly strip some 8,000 low-income women of critical care including birth control, STI treatments and cancer screenings.
State health officials had given women on Medicaid until Wednesday to find alternatives to Planned Parenthood for the non-abortion services. Planned Parenthood and other women’s health advocates have warned there are few other providers willing to provide the care, in part because the state’s reimbursement rate is among the lowest in the c
Government criticised for not targeting funding to Māori with cancer
3 Feb, 2021 10:18 PM
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The late Talei Morrison created the #SmearYourMear campaign. Photo / File
Rotorua Daily Post
The Labour government isn t doing enough to create targeted health funding for Māori, who are twice as likely as non-Māori to die from cancer - according to the Cancer Control Agency - Te Aho o te Kahu s first report.
The report said Māori were 20 per cent more likely to develop cancer, and nearly 3000 Māori are diagnosed with cancer each year.
The brother of the founder of the Māori-led cervical screening movement #SmearYourMea said health funding needed to be directed to more Māori health providers.
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