Rosenbaum Assesses the Current State of Women’s Reproductive Health Protections

Sara Rosenbaum, JD Efforts to strip women of core protections appear to be closing in from multiple political directions, she writes in the Milbank Quarterly.

Brief Calls for Blocking Trump Administration’s Title X Gag Rule

The rule threatens health care access for millions, the 57 public health scholars who signed the brief agree.

Study Details Harassment of Women Veterans Seeking Healthcare at VA Sites

Female patient in waiting room

One of the first studies to systematically investigate harassment of female veterans at Veterans Affairs (VA) health centers found that one in four women who receives care at a VA medical center has experienced inappropriate comments or behavior from male veterans on facility grounds. Published in the latest issue of the journal Women’s Health Issues, the study documented that those who reported such harassment were significantly more likely to report either delaying or missing care.

Blog: Jacobs Institute of Women’s Health Comments on Lawsuit to Block Trump Gag Rule

We at the Jacobs Institute of Women’s Health of the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health remain gravely concerned about the public health consequences the Trump administration’s “Compliance With Statutory Program Integrity Requirements” rule, the final version of which was published today in the Federal Register.

GAO Finds that Some State Medicaid Programs Are Not Meeting Federal Health Coverage Requirements

State-reported information on Medicaid coverage of abortions Report identifies seven key factors that could pose challenges to women accessing abortions.