"A patient should not have to ask": Women's experiences of patient education about preconception care for type 2 diabetes.

Objectives: To characterize perspectives and experiences regarding preconception care (PCC) patient education among women with type 2 diabetes.

Method: Descriptive, qualitative research design. Thirty-two English-speaking women with type 2 diabetes identifying as Black and/or Latina, ages 18-40 years old, participated.

Care Ethics versus the CARES Act.

One of the biggest policy interventions during the last year of the COVID-19 pandemic was the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Securities Act, instituting a novel form of economic relief similar to a universal basic income. The economic impact payments, colloquially known as "stimulus checks," were distributed based on the socioeconomic status of American citizens and legal residents and provided much-needed financial aid. However, the distribution of these payments paid little attention to other important factors that might determine the economic security of said individuals, such as race and gender.