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The Foster Care System Has a Suicide Problem. Federal Cuts Threaten To Slow Fixes.
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Written By: Cheryl Platzman Weinstock
(NATIONAL) Elliott Hinkle experienced depression and suicidal thoughts even before entering the foster care system in Casper, Wyoming, at age...
Republican Megabill Will Mean Higher Health Costs for Many Americans
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Written By: Phil Galewitz, Julie Appleby, Renuka Rayasam, and Bernard J. Wolfson
(NATIONAL) President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” cuts federal spending on Medicaid and...
Native Americans Hurt by Federal Health Cuts, Despite RFK Jr.’s Promises of Protection
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Photo Credit: Katheryn Houhgton/KFF Health News
Written By: Katheryn Houghton, Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez, and Arielle Zionts
(NATIONAL) Navajo Nation leaders took turns talking with the...
Trump’s Fast-Tracked Deal for a Copper Mine Heightens Existential Fight for Apache
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Written by: Melissa Bailey
(NATIONAL) Carrying eagle feathers and chanting prayers, Western Apache runners hit the road on a roughly 80-mile journey this month to try to save their...
Trump Restores Title X Funding for Two Anti-Abortion States — While Wiping It Out Elsewhere
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Written By: Rachana Pradhan
(NATIONAL) The Trump administration quietly restored federal family planning money to Tennessee and Oklahoma, despite court rulings that the states weren’t...
States Push Medicaid Work Rules, but Few Programs Help Enrollees Find Jobs
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Photo Courtesy: Maddie McGarvy, KFF Health News
Written By: Sam Whitehead, Phil Galewitz, and Katheryn Houghton
(NATIONAL) For many years, Eric Wunderlin’s health issues made it hard to...
Rural Hospitals and Patients Are Disconnected From Modern Care
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Written By: Sarah Jane Tribble and Holly K. Hacker and Careese Jackman, Investigate TV
(NATIONAL) Leroy Walker arrived at the county hospital short of breath. Walker, 65 and with chronic...
Many People With Disabilities Risk Losing Their Medicaid if They Work Too Much
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Written By: Tony Leys
(NATIONAL) Zach Mecham has heard politicians demand that Medicaid recipients work or lose their benefits. He also has run into a jumble of Medicaid rules that...
Tribal Health Leaders Say Medicaid Cuts Would Decimate Health Programs
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Written By: Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez
(NATIONAL) As Congress mulls potentially massive cuts to federal Medicaid funding, health centers that serve Native American communities, such as the...
How the FDA Opens the Door to Risky Chemicals in America’s Food Supply
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Written By: David Hilzenrath
(NATIONAL) Joseph Shea, who sells athletic wear in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, wonders and worries about the food he eats.
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