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HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · 7h

The recent directives from the government has many of our partners asking how they should prepare for potential ICE encounters. Here we have compiled resources to provide guidance.

Immigration Enforcement in Healthcare Settings: How to Prepare and Respond t.co/fJ04JJE8BP

HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · 11h

Any policy that puts barriers for unhoused people accessing care is a bad policy.

Medicaid’s New Address Verification Requirements Could Impose Significant Burdens | Health Affairs www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore... by @cella-csh.bsky.social
@abarkoff.bsky.social @cshsolutions.bsky.social

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HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · 13h

As a mission-based organization, HealthBegins believes it’s important for our actions to align with our values. Today we are proud to say that we are a B Corp Certified organization. #BCorp

Aligning Our Organizational Structure with Our Values healthbegins.org/aligning-our...

HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · 1d

Many in reproductive health warned this would happen and it's heartbreaking to see it come true.

A Grim New Report Shows How Pregnant People Have Been Policed Post-Roe newrepublic.com/article/2011... by @melissagiragrant.com via @newrepublic.com CC: @danasuss.bsky.social @pregnancyjust.bsky.social

A Grim New Report Shows How Pregnant People Have Been Policed Post-Roe

New research documents the myriad ways pregnancy outcomes have been criminalized in the post-Roe legal environment.

newrepublic.com

HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · 1d

With the current anti-immigration policies it's more important than ever for the healthcare community to promote #healthequity for immigrants. Read these tips for allies to use during this crisis.

Providing Health Equity for Immigrants in a Time of Crisis healthbegins.org/providing-he...

HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · 1d

"#Structuralracism is the fundamental driver of disparities by race and ethnicity...resulting in higher rates of maternal death." #maternalhealth #SDOH

Maternal and Child Mortality: How Do U.S. States Compare Internationally www.commonwealthfund.org/publications... via @commonwealthfund.org

HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · 2d

#webinar: The #FoodisMedicine movement is at a critical point. Join this webinar to hear from experts in the field on how we can strengthen this movement with sustainable support.

Hospital-Driven Models for High-Impact Food Is Medicine us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · 2d

Leading Health Policy Scholars: Medicaid Work Requirements Won’t Increase Employment | Health Affairs www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore... by @dhruvkhullar.bsky.social @wschpero.bsky.social @colleenlbarry.bsky.social from @weillcornell.bsky.social

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HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · 3d

The only thing #Medicaid work requirements do is add barriers to access the care that people need.

Georgia’s Medicaid Work Requirement Program Spent Twice as Much on Administrative Costs as on Health Care, GAO Says www.propublica.org/article/geor... by @savmargaret.bsky.social via @propublica.org

Georgia’s Medicaid Work Requirement Program Spent Twice as Much on Administrative Costs as on Health Care, GAO Says

Republican lawmakers cite Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage as a national model for federal Medicaid work requirements that are set to take effect in 2027. A new report shows the program has spent at…

www.propublica.org

HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · 4d

If we don't fix this, the longterm consequences will be dire for millions of Americans. #publichealth

Why Obamacare Bills May Double Next Year www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/h... by @reedabelson.bsky.social @sangerkatz.bsky.social via @nytimes.com CC: @drewaltman.bsky.social

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HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · 5d

The #maternalhealth crisis in the U.S. is getting worse, leading to more deaths, especially for #Blackwomen. If we want women to thrive (not just survive) we must go #upstream using a multi-level approach.

How to Think and Work Upstream on Maternal Health buff.ly/4eCyGlF

HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · 5d

We can't fix what we don't measure. The only outcome to this is more hunger and #foodinsecurity in this country.

For 30 Years, a Report Tracked Hunger in America. Now It's Been Canceled capitalbnews.org/usda-ends-fo... by @aallyahpatrice.bsky.social via @capitalb.bsky.social

For 30 Years, a Report Tracked Hunger in America. Now It's Been Canceled

LaPorchia Collins, an agricultural economist, answered five questions on the recent USDA decision to halt data collection.

capitalbnews.org

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HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · 6d

An effective way of driving health inequities.

ACA Marketplace Premium Payments Would More than Double on Average Next Year if Enhanced Premium Tax Credits Expire www.kff.org/affordable-c... by @larrylevitt.bsky.social @jaredortaliza.bsky.social @cynthiaccox.bsky.social via @kff.org

ACA Marketplace Premium Payments Would More than Double on Average Next Year if Enhanced Premium Tax Credits Expire | KFF

KFF estimates that, if Congress allows the enhanced premium tax credits to expire at the end of this year, ACA Marketplace enrollees on average would see their premium payments more than double next…

www.kff.org

HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · 6d

As we move toward healthcare & social care coordination, it is essential to develop new words and shared meanings to define how healthcare and #socialcare partner.

Social Care and Health Care Lessons from Gravity Project buff.ly/4bgPlJs

HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · 6d

#webinar: The #FoodisMedicine movement is at a critical point. Join this webinar to hear from experts in the field on how we can strengthen this movement with sustainable support.

Hospital-Driven Models for High-Impact Food Is Medicine us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · 7d

These are not only bad policies that will impact patients, but also the economy at large. #healthcare #Medicaid

Healthcare’s employment growth clouded by immigration crackdown, Medicaid cuts www.latimes.com/business/sto... via @latimes.com CC: @nealemahoney.bsky.social @allisonbegrace.bsky.social

Healthcare’s employment growth clouded by immigration crackdown, Medicaid cuts

The healthcare sector is a bright spot in the economy this year, driving nearly half of the nation’s employment gains, but economists and experts say immigration crackdowns and looming Medicaid cuts…

www.latimes.com

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HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · 7d

Part 5 of our series on Mechanisms of External Accountability for Health Equity focuses on consequences. We can't hold institutions accountable for #healthequity without consequences.

Making Health Equity Part of How We Rate Health Systems buff.ly/432p8cQ

HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · 7d

Making healthcare unaffordable for so many people will be one of the worst #publichealth decisions ever

Health Insurance Premium Costs Will More Than Double for Millions of Americans Unless Congress Act www.americanprogress.org/article/heal... by @emily-gee.bsky.social @americanprogress.bsky.social

HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · 8d

Increasing healthcare costs for 24 million Americans will force many to have to choose between coverage or food or shelter. This will be a #publichealth nightmare.

How an ACA Premium Spike Will Affect Family Budgets, and Voters www.kff.org/from-drew-al... by @drewaltman.bsky.social via @kff.org

How an ACA Premium Spike Will Affect Family Budgets, and Voters

In his latest column, President and CEO Dr. Drew Altman shows how spiking premiums, which may come if the enhanced ACA tax credits are not extended, will hit people in the context of their family…

www.kff.org

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HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · 8d

In this post we offer practices and resources for healthcare institutions to use to offer care and protection to #transgender and #nonbinary people in these challenging times.

5 Principles and Practices to Sustain Gender-Affirming Care in Uncertain Times healthbegins.org/5-principles...

HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · 8d

We are proud to say that our Blended Value for Health Equity course is now available through @amaedhub.bsky.social.

Learn to calculate and communicate the full financial, economic, and social value of social needs programs and #healthequity investments

Enroll: edhub.ama-assn.org/healthbegins...

HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · 9d

We're quickly going backwards on #publichealth and this will lead to worse outcomes in #maternalhealth for millions of women.

Trump and RFK Are Presiding Over a Massacre of the Innocents www.thenation.com/article/poli... by @gregggonsalves.bsky.social via @thenation.com

Trump and RFK Are Presiding Over a Massacre of the Innocents

The president’s dangerous misinformation about Tylenol is only the latest threat this government poses to infant and maternal mortality.

www.thenation.com

HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · 9d

We created a new tool to help courageous leaders assess #healthequity efforts & gaps, define their aims and action plans, and align strategies across different levels.

The Compass for Health Equity Transformation: A Tool to Move from Compliance to Impact buff.ly/3QoWxuh

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HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · 9d

At a time when millions will be losing healthcare access pulling back on #medicaldebt protection will just add to the harm

As Trump Punts on Medical Debt, Battle Over Patient Protections Moves to States kffhealthnews.org/MjA5MTUxNA @KFFHealthNews.org @ajzionts.bsky.social CC @evarything.bsky.social

HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · 10d

"There will be no making America healthy again without funding for research, science staffing, and programs that protect #publichealth." @dminovi.bsky.social via @ucs.org

The Empty Promises and Grim Reality of “MAHA”

The Empty Promises and Grim Reality of “MAHA”

Look a little closer at this report, and you are met with misinformation, evasion, false solutions, and vague and empty promises.

blog.ucs.org

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