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Amid Immigration Raids, Medical Workers Train Up on Constitutional Rights
More than 1,000 St. John’s clinic workers are learning how to read warrants and teach patients their legal rights.

Private Equity Firms Tighten Stranglehold on US, Angling for Boons Under Trump
Private equity has fingers in our homes, hospitals and jobs. Resisting it is crucial to our fight for a just society.

House GOP Budget Would Raise Health Care Costs for the Poor to Pay the Rich
The push to slash health care to pay for Trump's tax cuts will come back to haunt Republicans.

Trump’s Team Uses Project 2025 as Blueprint to Attack Federal Health Programs
Here are key health recommendations from Project 2025 and specific actions Trump has taken.

Study: 20 Million People Could Lose Medicaid Coverage Under GOP Bill
Proposed cuts for Medicaid and food assistance match the tax breaks they want for the 1 percent, says Sharon Parrott.

Kemp Touts Georgia’s Alternative to Medicaid Expansion Despite Missing Key Goals
Three-quarters of Pathways to Coverage's $86 million price tag has gone to consultants, according to an investigation.

Pain Clinics Exploited Opioid Dependency to Earn Millions From Ineffective Shots
Chronic pain patients received medically unnecessary injections from Pain MD as part of a decade-long fraud scheme.

Tribal Organizations Say Trump’s Mass Layoffs Have Life-or-Death Consequences
Opposition mounts to the layoff of thousands of workers in health, education and other key tribal programs and agencies.

Doctors Rush to Access CDC Archives After Website Is Purged on Trump’s Orders
Doctors are struggling to access public health information as the Trump administration censors federal agency websites.

NY AG Letitia James Tells Hospitals They Must Defy Trump’s Anti-Trans Order
“Electing to refuse services to a class of individuals based on their protected status … is discrimination,” James said.