The rush in conservative states to ban abortion after the overturn of Roe versus Wade it’s translating into a surprising consequence that abortion opponents may not have considered: fewer medical services available to all women living in those states. Doctors are proving, through their words and actions, that they are reluctant to practice in places where making the best decision for a patient could result in huge fines or even a prison sentence. And when clinics that provide abortions close their doors, they also close all other services they offer,…
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Hospitals unexpectedly cut off from discounted drugs in outpatient clinics
Illustration: Eniola Odetunde/Axios An unexpected policy change has left some hospital outpatient clinics potentially excluded from the government’s drug discount scheme, shaking up healthcare systems with many poorer patients who are used to buying cheaper medicines and keeping savings. Because matter: The change means healthcare systems can bear higher drug costs at a time when many are looking to push more care out of the hospital walls, to offsite clinics. Drive the news: The Health Resources and Services Administration, part of HHS, reversed guidance in May outlining how hospitals had…
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