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"Religious leaders remain deeply divided. Opposing reproductive choice while protecting the religious freedom assured by the very same 1st Amendment is a difficult needle to thread" Medical historian Mike Magee is looking at how religion is impacting the debate over abortion via telehealth. https://lnkd.in/gUHtQXmX

A little late but we finally have up the interview from a few weeks back with Boulder Care's Stephanie Strong, also introducing her (relatively) new colleague Marianna Zaslavsky. A great conversation about how their substance abuse disorder treatment helps patients, how they can help more with managed care plans, and how cuts to Medicaid put patient care for these very vulnerable patients under threat. Also a little about the #MajorityforMedicaid campaign that is trying to help raise awareness about how many people Medicaid helps. https://lnkd.in/gtQFargj

One of the most committed players in all of digital health is the substance use disorder treatment group called Boulder Care. Such a thrill to have Stephanie Strong and her new-ish colleague Marianna Zaslavsky on THCB to discuss their program, what Medicaid cuts will mean and much more https://lnkd.in/gtQFargj

Given the complete shit show emanating from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under RFK Jr and his bunch of jokers, david introcaso's proposal to make it an independent body like the Fed Reserve deserves a good look https://lnkd.in/giZiE_4W

Patient safety expert Michael Millenson reflects on how far we have come since a cabinet secretary's father was killed by a chemotherapy overdose in 1979. Not far enough https://lnkd.in/gCehEUT5

You may have heard from a very reputable scientific source, the President of the US or his head of the EPA, that climate change is a myth. Kim Bellard is here to remind you that it's not https://lnkd.in/gtP4EMxn

Help Texts is a really helpful lightweight solution for those grieving a loss. Today they are introducing a calculator that shows health plans how much that grieving costs them! CEO Emma Payne tells more on THCB today https://lnkd.in/gbxXqZKE

Apparently climate change is a hoax. Sadly no one told the planet that message and we know the consequences. david introcaso is back on The Health Care Blog after a long absence to look at the response of the health care industry in cutting its carbon emissions. The news is not great..... https://lnkd.in/gZYSkT8W

The permanent extension of a pandemic-era policy is a clear signal to health insurers that a new era of virtual care is under way. Ami Parekh from Included Health reports on a teeny part of the recent OBBA that has big implications for the future of telehealth and health care, especially for health plans. https://lnkd.in/g_uR5NY4

Epic has announced that its doing patient facing AI. Michael Millenson is not entirely impressed as to who the real customer is https://lnkd.in/g6qHGy7r