June 18 - SCOTUS upholds Tennessee’s youth gender-affirming care ban | Ascension to buy Amsurg
Ascension agrees to acquire Amsurg to expand ambulatory surgery reach; GOP Medicaid cuts would cause thousands of preventable deaths: study; Federal policies could reverse states’ historic coverage gains: report; Federal judge strikes down NIH directives against DEI research
Writing for the majority, Chief Justice John Roberts said the decision left treatment guidance with “the people, their elected representatives, and the democratic process.”
Medicaid provisions in Republicans’ reconciliation megabill would lead to between 8,000 and nearly 25,000 medically preventable deaths, according to new research in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
The uninsurance rate for working adults fell from over 20% in 2013 to 11% in 2023. But federal policies like Medicaid cuts threaten that improvement, according to the Commonwealth Fund.
The American Civil Liberties Union called the ruling “a major victory for public health.” Federal officials are exploring their legal options, including an appeal.
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