Obamacare repeal and Trump’s spending plan put CDC budget in peril | STAT News
The latest version of the GOP health care bill would end the law’s Prevention and Public Health Fund, which provides nearly $1 billion annually, in 2019. Those dollars have become an integral part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s budget, accounting for one-eighth of its funding and providing more than $300 million for immunizations alone.
If Jason Chaffetz wants to compare health care to iPhones, let’s do it the right way | The Washington Post
Speaking this morning on CNN in defense of House Republicans' Obamacare replacement plan, Utah Republican Jason Chaffetz said that rather than “getting that new iPhone that they just love,” low-income Americans should take they money they would have spent on it and “invest it in their own health care.”
Microsoft steps up media campaign urging girls to pursue STEM careers, #MakeWhat'sNext | Healthcare IT News
Silicon Valley’s tech giant Microsoft has doubled down on its initiative aimed at drawing more young girls to consider careers in STEM – science, technology engineering and math, sectors that have been dominated by men.
Traditional Medicine Can Be Key to Latino Health Care | U.S. News & World Report
In the U.S., many undocumented individuals and other vulnerable groups in the Latino immigrant population, such as indigenous language speakers, are already marginalized from mainstream health services. Increased scrutiny and a growing atmosphere of tension and discrimination could deter even documented Latino immigrants from seeking proper care. The Conversation
