Welcome to the final installment of Meaningful Use March Madness, a series of blog posts refuting frequently-heard arguments about the criteria proposed for the Electronic Health Record “Meaningful Use” Incentive Program.
It’s All in the Details: Employer Wellness Programs Can Help or Harm
As health care purchasers, consumers, and decision makers for ourselves and our families, women are keenly interested in wellness and preventing illness.
Meaningful Use March Madness: Keep Up the Pace
Welcome to Meaningful Use March Madness, a series of blog posts refuting frequently-heard arguments about the criteria proposed for the Electronic Health Record “Meaningful Use” Incentive Program.
If Budgets Reflect Priorities…
If our budgets reflect our priorities, what does Paul Ryan’s budget say about our country, how much we value women and our compassion for the most vulnerable among us? Nothing good, I am afraid.
Meaningful Use March Madness
Welcome to Meaningful Use March Madness, a month of weekly blog posts refuting frequently-heard arguments about the criteria proposed for the Electronic Health Record “Meaningful Use” Incentive Program. Stay tuned all month!
Medication Abortion Restrictions Hurt My Patients
As a practicing physician in St. Louis, Missouri, I provide comprehensive reproductive care to my patients.
Progress on Women’s Reproductive Rights
Last week, after a pro-choice president was sworn in for a second term and as we celebrated the 40th anniversary of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade, something pretty spectacular happened.
An Overdue Step in the Right Direction
The National Partnership is proud to have been part of a coalition that worked tirelessly – and successfully – to repeal an unjust and discriminatory ban on abortion services for women serving our country in the armed forces.
Who really cares about women’s health? Listen to your doctor
The October 18 edition of the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) features a compelling “sounding board” titled, Legislative Interference with the Patient-Physician Relationship.
One Year Later, Let’s Make Emergency Contraception More Easily Available to Vulnerable Young Women
A year ago, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was poised to undo the damage done by the Bush Administration, which for political reasons held up over-the-counter approval of Emergency Contraception (EC) for years.
The ‘With Model’ of Patient and Family Engagement
As our national debate over health care reform continues, with its future, at least in part, likely to be shaped by the election, one thing is clear: There is consensus that we need to move to a more patient- and family-centered health care system.
My Abortion, My Activism: The Impact of Stigma
Like all of our clients at the Georgia Reproductive Justice Access Network (GRJAN), Jane* called us in desperation. She had become pregnant after her birth control failed, and she simply couldn’t afford another child.
Election 2012: Women and Families Need Full Implementation of Health Reform
One of the certainties coming out of this week’s election is that health care reform is moving forward. And it’s about time.
Election 2012: A Win for Reproductive Rights, But We’re Not Taking Anything for Granted
This election was a rebuttal to those politicians and activists who are trying to turn back the clock on women’s reproductive rights and health, but it was also a sobering reminder that women’s basic reproductive health care is under siege and at risk.
Election 2012: A Good Day for Women, A Good Day for the Country
In reelecting President Obama and significantly increasing the numbers of women and progressives in the United States Senate, Americans have said ‘yes’ to fair pay for women, ‘yes’ to policies that make our workplaces more family friendly, ‘yes’ to ending gender discrimination and strengthening consumer protections in health insurance, and ‘yes’ to a more patient- and family-centered health care system.
What Montana Teens Really Need
LR120’s language would lead Montanans to believe that hoards of young women are rushing to clinics in an effort to end secret pregnancies. This depiction couldn’t be further from the truth.
Women’s Health Coverage Under Attack in Florida
We’re in the heat of battle in Florida as we fight Amendment 6, which was referred by the Florida Legislature to the November 6th general election ballot.
A Texas-Sized Disaster
Here in Texas, Latinas and African American women fare worse than their Caucasian counterparts on almost every measure of wellness.
Unscientific Method: The Akin Argument in Legislating Women’s Health
The recent comment by Representative Todd Akin (R-MO), that women don’t get pregnant from “legitimate” rape because “the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down” provoked an unusual outcry.
A Day for the History Books on Women’s Health
There are some important dates for American women to remember and teach to our daughters.
