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Black women in Missouri are four times as likely to die during childbirth than white women

New restrictions to voting by mail in Florida could endanger the vote of anyone who chooses to use that option, according to voting-rights advocates. Even...

Florida farmworkers' rights groups say it is urgent farmworkers be deemed "essential" in Gov. Ron DeSantis' COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan.

The persistent pay gap between men and women often leads to less retirement income for women, and groups that support expanding pension plans say they offer a solution.

Health-care workers say the experiences of patients without health coverage during the pandemic should prompt lawmakers to consider Medicaid expansion.

Maine lawmakers are pushing a package of bills they call "Making Healthcare Work for Maine," which includes bills to lower costs and protect people from drug-price hikes.

In Oregon, organizations that employ these workers are receiving grants, with the aim of closing health disparities in communities impacted by discrimination.

Advocates for people with disabilities say the cap New York put on Medicaid spending in 2011 doesn't keep pace with growing health-care needs and they're urging lawmakers to finally repeal it.