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Myra Batchelder

@myrabatchelder.bsky.social

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Policy. Advocacy. Public Health. Health Equity. SRHRJ. COVID-19. Consultant to nonprofits and social impact organizations. Harvard MPA. New Yorker. Midwesterner. She/her.

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Myra Batchelder @myrabatchelder.bsky.social · Sep 2

"Husband wins Ohio lottery scratch-off, plans to cover wife's cancer treatment"

The United States is one of the wealthiest countries in the world and should provide universal healthcare.

No one should have to win the lottery to afford cancer treatment.

www.freep.com/story/money/...

Husband wins Ohio lottery scratch-off, plans to cover wife's cancer treatment

A husband who won a $500,000 scratch-off ticket in Ohio, and said he planned to pay off his wife's medical debt for her cancer treatment.

www.freep.com

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 13h

None of us can do everything but each of us can do SOMETHING.

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 1d

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 1d

President Donald Trump's threatened crackdown on the finances and activities of liberal non-profits and groups opposed to his agenda is a multi-agency effort with top White House aide Stephen Miller playing a central role, according to officials.

www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 1d

“In 1961, when I was just eight years old, I contracted measles. There was no vaccine available at the time. Like many of my classmates, I suffered through dangerously high fevers — mine reached 106 degrees — and nearly died. The disease left me almost totally deaf.” cc @jackiantonovich.bsky.social

Commentary: A plea to protect our children

Vaccination requirements kept our communities safe. Do not listen to anti-vaccine rhetoric. Do not gamble with your child’s health.

www.orlandosentinel.com

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 1d

I just scheduled a procedure for December because I don’t know if I will be able to afford health insurance in January.

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Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 1d

"A practice that would have been unthinkable under past administrations is becoming normalized: sending ICE detainees, without due process, to far-flung prisons in countries with notorious human rights records."

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

ICE is sending people to a prison in Africa’s only absolute monarchy

Inside the “legal black hole” in Eswatini, where Trump is sending detainees.

www.motherjones.com

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Myra Batchelder @myrabatchelder.bsky.social · 1d

More than half of older adults in New York State (56%) have difficulty accessing affordable, quality food, according to a new report by the New York Health Foundation. nyhealthfoundation.org/resource/no-...

No One Should Age Hungry: Addressing Food Insecurity Among Older Adults in New York State - New York Health Foundation

This NYHealth report examines driving factors of food insecurity among older adults across New York State, using interviews with New Yorkers over the age of 60 to illustrate financial trade-offs, mobi...

nyhealthfoundation.org

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Community Catalyst @communitycatalyst.org · 3d

NEW: According to @kff.org, 70% of voters, including most Republicans, want to keep the enhanced ACA tax credits that make health care affordable.

But unless Congress acts soon, these credits will expire & millions will face higher costs or lose coverage. It's time to make them permanent.

KFF Health Tracking Poll: Public Weighs Political Consequences of Health Policy Legislation | KFF

KFF's Health Tracking Poll finds that more than three-quarters of the public say they want Congress to extend the ACA enhanced premium tax credits that are set to expire at the end of this year. If th...

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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 5d

"We're seeing increases in premiums because health care costs are going up, but when you also take away these subsidies, you're pulling the rug out from people. You're looking at a family that was paying $800 a month for their health insurance and that jumps to $3,000."
www.npr.org/sections/sho...

Time is short for an ACA premium fix in the shutdown fight, says GOP insurance leader

After warning Congress for months about premium spikes, the leader of the country's insurance commissioners — a Republican from North Dakota — says he's hopeful there could be a last minute fix.

www.npr.org

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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 5d

More Retirees Are Living on Less, and Losing a Means of Help to Pay for Medicare

The budget bill signed by President Trump suspended an effort to enroll more low-income older Americans in programs that assist them with rising health care costs.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/b...

Millions of Poor Retirees Have Lost an Easier Path to Help With Medicare

www.nytimes.com

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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 3d

👀 Marjorie Taylor Greene breaks with Republicans on Obamacare funding, saying she’s not a fan of the law but demands action to prevent a premium hike. “I’m absolutely disgusted that health insurance premiums will DOUBLE if the tax credits expire this year.” She says GOP leaders don’t have a plan.

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Elisha Brown @elishabrown.bsky.social · 9d

More than 400 people were charged with pregnancy-related crimes during the two years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a new report shows. Most of the charges involved child welfare laws based on allegations of substance use during pregnancy. www.newsfromthestates.com/article/pros...

Prosecutors charged hundreds with pregnancy-related child abuse crimes post-Dobbs, research shows

More than 400 people were charged with pregnancy-related crimes during the two years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned federal abortion rights, research released Tuesday shows.

www.newsfromthestates.com

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Bangor Daily News @bangordailynews.bsky.social · 8d

That comes after Congress denied Medicaid reimbursement to Maine Family Planning and other providers who also offer abortion care. www.bangordailynews.com/2025/10/01/s...

Maine Family Planning is closing its primary care practice

Maine Family Planning to close primary care practice due to defunding of Medicaid. That will affect thousands of patients in Maine.

www.bangordailynews.com

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The Commonwealth Fund @commonwealthfund.org · 14d

🌪️🌫️ Extreme weather and air pollution are straining hospitals and putting patients at risk.
Our new Scorecard is the first to compare all 50 states + DC on climate risks and explore the policies that can address them.

Commonwealth Fund State Scorecard on Climate, Health, and Health Care

This scorecard evaluates states for vulnerability to and contribution to environmental factors affecting health care systems and highlights ways to reduce impacts.

www.commonwealthfund.org

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Kelcie Moseley-Morris @kelciemmorris.bsky.social · 8d

Cervical cancer has a known path of prevention with the HPV vaccine. But that also means it falls at the intersection of three cultural issues that are facing strong political opposition — broad access to low-cost or free reproductive health care, access to vaccines for children, and sex education.

Cervical cancer could be eradicated, experts say. But not with Medicaid cuts and anti-vax politics.

Third in a five-part series.It had been a decade since Jess Deis’ last women’s wellness exam when Kentucky expanded Medicaid and she finally qualified for the state insurance program.

www.newsfromthestates.com

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MSI Reproductive Choices @msichoices.org · 7d

Breaking: the Trump administration is planning to expand the global gag rule — a policy designed to block global abortion access — in order to restrict funding for organisations who work on gender and DEI overseas.

@politico.com spoke to our senior director of US external relations, Beth Schlachter

Politico @politico.com · 8d

The Trump admin plans to block U.S. funding to organizations that do work abroad on issues related to gender identity and diversity.

Trump plans to block funding to groups that promote diversity policies abroad

The administration wants to expand a policy that already restricts U.S. funding to foreign groups that promote abortion access.

www.politico.com

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 4d

Covid is not over.

People are still dying and becoming disabled every day.

We rushed “back to normal” for the economy, not because the threat had passed.

When you wear a mask, you’re not only protecting your health, you’re saying you don’t believe anyone is expendable.

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 8d

RFK Jr. still hasn’t signed off on the ACIP recommendations for COVID19 vaccines. It’s been almost 2 weeks.

The impact of his continued maliciousness is that these shots still aren’t available to families for their kids through the Vaccines for Children program, which about half of US kids use.

Low-income children lack access to Covid vaccines because of approval delay

Two weeks after vaccine advisers approved new Covid recs, Kennedy still hasn’t given his approval, leaving states unable to order updated shots for low-income kids.

www.statnews.com

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Society of Family Planning @societyfp.bsky.social · 21d

Prepare for potential immigration enforcement actions at health care facilities using @prh.org’s new resource page, which aims to support your efforts to protect patients and communities.

prh.org/resource/ice...

Resources for Providers to Prepare for ICE Presence at Health Care Facilities

With health care settings vulnerable to immigration enforcement actions, it’s time to get prepared.

prh.org

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Myra Batchelder @myrabatchelder.bsky.social · 6d

"More than three-quarters (78%) of the public say they want Congress to extend the enhanced tax credits available to people with low & moderate incomes to make the health coverage purchased through the Affordable Care Act’s Marketplace more affordable" www.kff.org/public-opini...

Despite Budget Concerns, Three-Quarters of Public Say Congress Should Extend the Enhanced ACA Tax Credits Set to Expire Next Year, Including Most Republicans and MAGA Supporters | KFF

A new KFF Health Tracking Poll finds more than three-quarters (78%) of the public say they want Congress to extend the enhanced tax credits available to people with low and moderate incomes to make th...

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 6d

I just got a call from my rheumatologist. Because of the changes to Medicaid, which no longer reimburses telemedicine appointments, I can either pay out of pocket or drive two hours away every three months, which is not possible for me most of the year due to my work schedule.

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#9 Dream @gayfabfourfan.bsky.social · 6d

Can’t emphasize enough that new studies like this come out ALL THE TIME but are usually ignored by basically everyone, including the media & the medical establishment. It’s bananas. #COVID

COVID-19 infection associated with increased risk of new-onset vascular dementia in adults ≥50 years - npj Dementia

npj Dementia - COVID-19 infection associated with increased risk of new-onset vascular dementia in adults ≥50 years

www.nature.com

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Myra Batchelder @myrabatchelder.bsky.social · 6d

Healthcare is a human right. For everyone. #HealthcareIsHumanRight

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 8d

ER doc here! This is a lie. Wait times are up because the American healthcare system is an unsustainable business model and a for-profit national healthcare system just doesn’t work. These problems will continue to get worse until we change that system. It literally has nothing to do with immigrants

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8d

Vance: "If you're an American citizen & you've been to the hospital in the last few years, you've probably noticed wait times are especially large & very often somebody who's there in the ER is an illegal alien. Why do those people get healthcare benefits at hospitals paid for by American citizens?"

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Nurseriffic @nurseriffic.bsky.social · 8d

Took kiddo for a swab this morning for a study. We walk in in masks, kiddo is hacking and coughing. Pharmacist who administered the test...wore gloves, but no mask. The disconnect is huge.

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