Media policies have been a bitter source of conflict at hospitals over the past year, as physicians, nurses and other healthcare workers around the country have been fired or disciplined for publicly speaking or posting about what they saw as dangerously inadequate COVID-19 safety precautions.
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Some hospitals aim to improve community health by hiring ex-offenders
Many hospital systems are hesitant to hire ex-offenders, at least partly because state policies have oscillated between punitive and rehabilitative approaches.
Supreme Court case to test states’ power to regulate employer plans
The case could expand ERISA preemption to a wide range of state health policy initiatives.
Utah suspends Medicaid work requirement due to COVID-19
Medicaid advocates said Utah’s Medicaid work requirement was not viable with the pandemic-related collapse of the job market.
Appellate court allows Texas to ban abortions during pandemic
State GOP officials say a temporary ban on abortions is needed to prioritize supplies for COVID-19 caregivers.