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Why Did Democrats Vote With the GOP to End the COVID National Emergency?
Congress is debating whether to terminate emergency orders that have allowed more people to access health care.
Billionaire-Funded “Anti-Science” Campaigns Are Causing Unnecessary Deaths
In places like Texas where the legislature took a strong anti-vaccine stance, the consequences have been devastating.
Private Equity Is Quietly Taking Over Health Care — and Making It More Expensive
In addition to higher prices, this quiet takeover has also often resulted in lawsuits and complaints about care.
South Dakota Approved Medicaid Expansion, But Implementation May Not Be Easy
South Dakotans overwhelmingly voted to expand Medicaid, but conservative state politicians may put up road blocks.
Voters in Deep Red South Dakota Approve Medicaid Expansion
Months ago, voters rejected a GOP-backed constitutional amendment that would have spelled defeat for Medicaid expansion.
Military Bases Are Disproportionately Poisoning Communities of Color
North Carolina’s Camp Lejeune exemplifies the concerning extent to which toxic contamination has gone unaddressed.
CDC Finds Huge Racial Disparities in Access to COVID Treatment Paxlovid
Black patients received Paxlovid for COVID-19 infection 36 percent less often than white patients.
Asbestos Ban Receives Renewed Push Following Chlorine Plant Investigation
A recent report by ProPublica has renewed calls to ban the importing and use of the potent carcinogen in the U.S.
Kentucky Governor Expands Medicaid to Include Dental, Vision and Hearing
Expansion of services “is easily affordable, which means we absolutely should do it,” Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said.
EPA Calls Out Environmental Racism in Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley”
For the first time in a long time, the EPA is putting civil rights enforcement tools to work.