The practice has long been discredited, and research has uncovered its extremely harmful impacts. The new law went into effect Friday, January 7th, and makes it illegal for anyone to provide or promote services intended to change someone's sexual orientation or gender expression.Ĭonversion therapy, as defined by GLAAD, is "any attempt to change a person’s sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression." Currently, those bills add up to billions in costs for consumers each year.Ĭonversion therapy was officially banned in CanadaĬonversion therapy is now officially banned in all of Canada. The new law eliminates the risk that an out-of-network doctor or hospital will send an extra, unexpected bill. He said he counted the bill as among his top achievements as a lawmaker. “I think this is so pro-consumer, it’s so pro-patient - and its effect will eventually be felt by literally everybody who interacts with a health care system,” said Senator Bill Cassidy, a Republican from Louisiana, who was part of a bipartisan group of lawmakers who wrote the bill. The "No Surprises Act" makes those bills illegal.īipartisan legislation passed during the Trump administration and fine-tuned by the Biden administration is a major new consumer protection, and covers nearly all emergency medical services and most routine care. Good News Worth Celebrating From January With the turn of the new year, new bipartisan legislation went into effect that protects people from unexpected medical bills.įor years, millions of Americans who experienced a medical emergency could also get a bill from a doctor they did not choose and who did not accept their insurance. → Learn more about the Goodnewspaper & subscribe today We’ll continue to update this piece as more positive news comes in, which we know will happen.Īnd in the meantime, find a way to make a difference to become the good you wish to see in the world - and sign up for our Goodnewspaper or Goodnewsletter to fill your life with good news.īefore we jump into the year's good news - we wanted to tell you: We make a monthly print Goodnewspaper !Įvery month we mail good news to thousands of incredible subscribers - and we'd love for you to get a monthly dose of good news too. We’ve written this article to compile all of the best good news - stories of people creating solutions to problems, finding creative ways to make a difference, and reasons to feel hopeful - from the year 2022. No matter what problems our world is facing - be it climate change, war and conflict, COVID-19, attacks on human rights, or political division - there are always Helpers to be found. ![]() ![]() You will always find people who are helping.’” But at Good Good Good, it’s our job to respond to bad news by sharing good news stories about those pushing back to make the world a better place.įred Rogers once said, “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. There’s no denying that the world is filled with a great deal of heartbreak, pain, and injustice.
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