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Medicare Advantage Companies Focus on Profits Over Care as Open Enrollment Ends
Even recent feeble reforms have been rolled back when Trump appointees took the reins.
Kennedy’s Hand-Picked Vaccine Panel Votes to End Hepatitis B Shots for Newborns
Childhood infections have fallen by 99 percent since the vaccine was recommended, with hardly any major side effects.
Venture Capital-Backed Tech Companies Will Pilot Medicare’s New AI Experiment
The program will let AI review seniors’ requests for certain medical care — and will reward companies when they deny it.
As California Limits Water Use, People in Prison Face Punishment for Showering
Incarcerated Californians are bearing the brunt of the climate crisis — and the state’s water restrictions.
Poll: Most on ACA Exchange Can’t Afford Even Modest Increases in Health Costs
Senate Democrats will force a vote next week on whether to extend tax credits for people on the health exchange.
Utah’s Measles Outbreak Is Among the Largest in the US. It May Get Worse.
For the first time in decades, the US may lose a designation indicating that outbreaks are rare and rapidly contained.
First Nations Denounce Canada PM’s Tar Sands Deal Made Without Their Consent
“This project is not going to happen," the president of the Haida nation promised.
Trump’s Second Term Dispels Any Notion of CEOs Saving Us From Climate Crisis
Corporate actors have shed any pretense of climate action and now openly back Trump’s doubling down on fossil fuels.
South Carolina’s Measles Outbreak Illustrates Danger of Vaccine Misinformation
A confluence of larger national trends threaten communities with reemergence of a preventable, potentially deadly virus.
The CDC Just Appointed an Anti-Vaxxer to the Agency’s Second-Highest Position
In 2024, Ralph Abraham ordered state agencies under his watch to stop recommending vaccines.
Massachusetts Advocates Resist Dystopian Involuntary Outpatient Commitment Bill
Massachusetts is now one of only two states that don’t use specialized courts to mandate forced psychiatric treatment.
Polar Vortex Set to Hit US During Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend
A growing body of research indicates that polar vortexes are likely becoming more frequent due to the climate crisis.
Trump’s Attack on the Endangered Species Act Will Hurt More Than Just Wildlife
Proposed rollbacks would open the door to more oil and gas drilling, as well as logging and mining.