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51% of LGBT Adults Report Skipping or Postponing Health Care in the Past Year Because of Cost 

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Many LGBT adults find health care services unaffordable. View in browser NEW & NOTEWORTHY Half of LGBT Adults Report Skipping or Postponing Health Care in the Past Year Because of Cost  Recent and possible changes in U.S. health policy could make health care more unaffordable for many Americans, including those who are LGBT (a group with lower incomes and higher rates of Medicaid coverage than non-LGBT people). Amid these changes, KFF polling finds that half (52%) of LGBT adults say they have difficulty affording health care, and a similar share (51%) say...
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Weekly Edition: July 18, 2025

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The best California Healthline coverage from the week. Not rendering correctly? View this email as a web page here . Not a subscriber? Sign up   WEEKLY Edition A service of the California Health Care Foundation Thursday, July 17, 2025 Check California Healthline online for the latest news Los Angeles Weighs a Disaster Registry. Disability Advocates Warn Against False Assurances. By...
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New weekly injection may eliminate need for daily pills in Parkinson’s

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Scientists have developed a long-acting injectable treatment combining levodopa and carbidopa, the two medications used to treat Parkinson's, which could transform how the disease is treated.     Today's News Updated on July 18, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. PST     New weekly injection may eliminate need for daily pills in Parkinson's READ ON   Mediterranean and 3 other diet types may lower dementia risk, especially in women READ ON   Eating late in the evening could make blood sugar control harder for the body READ ON ...
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