Washington Report: Government Stays Open For Business As Budget Debate...
(Image: ThinkStock) Budget Battle Continues as Congress Avoids Government Shutdown The White House and congressional lawmakers narrowly averted a government shutdown last week after two sides...
View ArticlePower Moves: Obama Gives Preview Of Campaign 2012
Obama takes a stand (Image: Getty) It’s on. When President Obama delivered his speech at George Washington University yesterday he did more than outline his deficit reduction plan, he came out...
View ArticleWashington Report: Obama Talks Tough on Deficit Reduction
(Image: File) For weeks Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill have expressed frustration about what they view as President Obama’s tendency to easily compromise with congressional Republicans during...
View ArticleCan We Spend Less on Health by Investing in Education?
Americans without a high school diploma are living sicker, shorter lives than they did in the 1990s. They are dying sooner and experiencing more disease than people in 16 other high-income countries....
View ArticleTrump Administration Declares National Emergency Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
President Donald Trump declared a state of emergency this afternoon. The current administration has taken the necessary steps to speed up efforts to combat the virus outbreak from spreading. The move...
View ArticleReport Finds Millions of Families Reliant on Medicaid to Lose Health Care...
A coalition of leading civil rights organizations released a report urging Congress to take immediate action and prevent millions of families from losing health care coverage. Coalition group members...
View ArticleRecognizing and Addressing Social Determinants of Health
Two groups of people living in nearby zip codes in Atlanta have drastically different health outcomes and projected life spans: residents of predominantly white, high-income neighborhoods have an...
View ArticleThe Lighthouse Founder Natalie Collier Curates Spaces of Solidarity and...
This organization believes Black girls find power within their access to space and time. Natalie Collier is the creator of The Lighthouse | Black Girls Projects, an organization where she provides an...
View ArticleNursing Home Owners Stole $83M From Medicaid and Medicare, AG Letitia James...
New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed a lawsuit against nursing home operator Centers Health Care, accusing its owners of hoarding $83 million in government funding from Medicaid and...
View ArticleMedicaid Programs Are Now Providing Dental Care, Some Dentists Push Back
The government is finally doing something about the expensive cost of good dental care. ABC reports that six states have expanded their Medicaid programs to provide dental coverage for adults. The...
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