“Just because a law was passed in another state, that doesn’t mean we’re going to change our practice,” Dr. Angel Foster, founder of the Massachusetts Medication Abortion Access Project, told Jezebel.
Comedian Megan Sass has been struggling to get their health insurer to cover intravenous immunoglobulin for more than a year. The treatment, which addresses a genetic antibody deficiency, requires antibodies from blood donors. Without insurance, it’s unaffordable. And with the looming expiration of Affordable Care Act subsidies, Sass’ insurance will soon cost $1,300 a month. […]