Gender-Affirming Care and Religious Refusals
Catholic hospital bans on medically necessary health care for transgender people will worsen the state of emergency for transgender people and their families. Health care services that improve the mental…
If you don’t pay your medical bill, the provider can sue you for payment or sell your debt to a collection company. If you fail to pay your bills, it can also hurt your credit score. However, some states have laws that prohibit health care providers from using certain collection practices against patients to collect unpaid medical bills.
View this resourceThe COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated historical and persistent disparities in health and highlighted the impact of systemic and structural racism among marginalized racial and ethnic communities.
View this resourceMany non-profit hospitals aren’t living up to their promise to community – and it’s having significant impacts on the health and financial security of people. With 4 in 10 adults experiencing health care debt in America, and the majority of individuals who are in debt to hospitals having insurance, it’s clear the problem is widespread and deserves federal action.
View this resourceCatholic hospital bans on medically necessary health care for transgender people will worsen the state of emergency for transgender people and their families. Health care services that improve the mental…
A comprehensive new study from the Center for American Progress (CAP) finds that many LGBTQI+ people continue to face discrimination in their personal lives, employment, housing, and health care, as…
Medical debt is personal debt a person incurs when they are unable to afford necessary health care services. While we know medical debt is the most common type of debt…
Authored by staff members at SAGE, this brief describes the importance of training aging service providers on the unique needs of LGBTQ+ older adults and on meeting those needs in a…
A fact sheet from the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH) on the challenges and barriers that Latin@ trans and gender non-conforming individuals face in accessing reproductive health care,…
This Center for American Progress & National Coalition for LGBT Health report explains how the new health law already affects the LGBTQ+ community, and how they and their allies can…
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