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#underinsured

Of the ~25M #women who receive #ContraceptiveCare annually, 18% receive it from publicly supported #clinics, including #TitleX-funded centers, Baden said. They include women who are #LowIncome or #underinsured.

In 2019, during #Trump’s first term, his admin altered the half-century-old program banning clinics receiving Title X aid from referring patients for abortions.

#FamilyPlanning #ReproductiveHealthcare #ReproductiveRights #MaternalMortality #CancerScreenings #AbortionIsHealthcare #law

PSA: #CDC ending free Bridge Access Program #COVID #vaccine shots for un(der)insured in August ☹️😡
#BridgeAccessProgram #uninsured #underinsured

Daily Beast: CDC Will No Longer Supply Free COVID-19 Vaccines for Uninsured Adults
https://www.yahoo.com/news/cdc-no-longer-supply-free-190431029.html

Meanwhile, FLiRT COVID variants spreading ☹️
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/new-covid-19-flirt-variants-identified-what-you-need-to-know/ar-BB1maLLp

«What’s a Black life worth to insurance companies?» - Interesting & revealing Philadelphia Inquirer examination of #US #Insurance practices with lingering legacy of #racial #discrimination where #Blacks were pushed towards being #underinsured. Emphasis upon #BurialInsurance rather than income replacement. Also #Redlining.