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arabbookworm.bsky.social
@arabbookworm.bsky.social
Lover of books, art. Leftist. Opinionated. Recovering from cancer.
Melatonin gives me the worst nightmares.
December 7, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Ooooh I like this idea.
December 6, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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There are well upwards of a BILLION dollars (of OUR money) this year funneled to projects designed specifically to make Trump feel Good about himself: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Trumps private and public furious response to the onrush of media coverage about his mind, health, age, sleep…
December 6, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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This is the piece that gets ignored too often. It's not just choosing not to vaccinate; it's essentially taking the choice away from those who do want it.

And they talk about freedom
December 6, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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The ACA mandates that all health insurance plans must cover all vaccines recommended by the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).

So what happens when they're no longer recommended is they're no longer required to be covered.

Other rules elsewhere are also tied to ACIP.
ACIP, CDC, and Insurance Coverage of Vaccines in the United States | KFF
This brief provides an overview of vaccine coverage requirements by payer or program, as they relate to ACIP and the CDC.
www.kff.org
December 6, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Had a horrible time getting their treatment covered because their insurance was following the rules from one of those states that have effectively outlawed transition.
December 6, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Yes. I think we’re going to have to have insurance for blue states, eventually. This actually started showing up before with gender dysphoria… I remember reading a piece a few years ago that a trans person from one of the states where gender affirmation is still legal [cont]
December 6, 2025 at 12:01 PM