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Jun 05, 2023

Update: D.C. Council Bill Requiring Health Insurance Companies To Cover Fertility Treatment Is Now Law

One in vitro fertilization cycle can cost tens of thousands of dollars, making it an inaccessible option for many D.C. residents.

Jun 29, 2021

Legalized Weed, Compensation For Exonerees Among Laws Going Into Effect July 1

Maryland and Virginia have a number of bills going into effect on July 1, including laws expanding telehealth, disability rights, and protections for tenants.

May 18, 2021

Hogan Signs Bills: State Song Out, Carryout Cocktails In, Student Athletes Protected

Hogan is expected to sign additional measures next week.

Oct 23, 2020

Northam Allocates $3 Million In CARES Funding To Assist Free Clinics With Pandemic Expenses

The funds will reimburse clinics across the commonwealth for the unexpected expenses of personal protective gear, telehealth services and new staff hires.

Jul 30, 2020

D.C. Is Making Changes To Its Medicaid Program. Critics Say It’s The Wrong Time

This is part of the D.C.’s government’s five-year plan to reform its Medicaid program. But some worry the changes will negatively impact low-income and elderly patients during the pandemic.

May 01, 2020

Blue Angels, Thunderbirds To Fly Over D.C. In Honor Of Health-Care Workers. Not Everyone Is Impressed

Similar flyovers in Philadelphia and New York drew large crowds, causing safety concerns, and some point out that healthcare workers need more than salutes and solidarity.

Nov 14, 2019

Whitman-Walker Is Opening A Huge New Healthcare Facility At St. Elizabeths

It will triple the amount of patients that the healthcare provider can see annually in Southeast.

Sep 25, 2017

Protesters With Disabilities Dragged Out Of Senate Building Again

During a hearing on Graham-Cassidy.

Jul 26, 2017

Healthcare Protesters Have Been Arrested On The Hill 500 Times Over The Past Two Months

Meet the disability group that’s behind the vast majority of them.

Jul 12, 2017

New Bill Would Provide ‘Baby Boxes’ for D.C. Newborns

Historically the District has had an infant mortality rate higher than the national average, and the boxes could help.

 
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