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Susan
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Historian of science, medicine, & gender | Health Equity | Reproductive Justice | Bluegrass & Tallgrass
January 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases)

projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
Find Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your Claim
You likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file f...
projects.propublica.org
March 22, 2024 at 1:25 PM
Looking for community organizing inspiration and information? I subscribe to Paul Fleming’s newsletter that comes every month in the mail. pjfleming.com/newsletter
Newsletter — Paul J. Fleming
pjfleming.com
November 12, 2024 at 11:33 PM
Confirming what those of us in the field already know, but an important study nonetheless.

Restricting access to divorce and abortion is correlated with increased pregnancy-associated homicides. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
State Divorce Laws, Reproductive Care, and Pregnancy-Associated Homicide Rates
This cross-sectional study examines the association of state laws limiting divorce during pregnancy and access to reproductive health care with rates of pregnancy-associated homicide.
jamanetwork.com
November 10, 2024 at 3:30 PM
Wow, did not expect Episode 3 of The Acolyte to explore the family policing system of Black queer families. Would be cool to pair this with Dorothy Roberts’ book.
June 16, 2024 at 12:25 AM
Reposted by Susan
In #AHAPerspectives, Anne Gray Fischer writes about teaching a LGBTQ+ public history course in Texas just before the DEI ban went into effect last fall. 🗃️
Teaching LGBTQ+ History: A Dispatch from Texas
As states pass legislation targeting DEI efforts, one historian offers her experience teaching LGBTQ+ history in these challenging times.
www.historians.org
April 9, 2024 at 7:02 PM
Students really enjoyed reading @bschillace.brandyschillace.com ‘s article on Hirschfeld’s Institute today. We had a great discussion about agnotology in the past and present.
January 31, 2024 at 7:42 PM
I guess we are hanging out here now. I’ll put the kettle on.
January 9, 2024 at 6:58 PM