Two state employees and a public school media clerk are suing the state of Georgia in southeast United States, saying state health insurance illegally discriminates by refusing to pay for gender-transition healthcare. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Atlanta on Wednesday by Micha Rich, Benjamin Johnson and an […]
equity
Hospital shutdown in Pennsylvania spurs questions about private equity in health care
After a car accident last month, Latifa Dixon, a mother of two, arrived at the emergency room at Delaware County Memorial Hospital in suburban Philadelphia only to learn the ER had just shut down. Twenty-eight-year-old Cecilia Vizuete, who was having trouble feeding her one-year-old daughter because of a breast infection, […]
Improving gender equity in medicine
October 09, 2020 3 min read Source/Disclosures Source: Moyer DV. Let’s Get Loud: Time to Unleash a JEDI Healthcare Workforce. Present at: Women in Medicine Summit; Oct. 9-10, 2020 (virtual). Disclosures: Moyer reports no relevant financial disclosures. ADD TOPIC TO EMAIL […]