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Meals on Wheels Is Starved for Cash, Leaving Many Seniors Hungry
The U.S. is failing to feed its aging population.
Monsanto Emails Show Employees Wanted to “Beat the Shit” Out of Concerned Moms
In response, a Monsanto consultant wrote, “You can’t beat up … dumb mothers, but you can beat up the organic industry.”
Trump Reportedly Moving to Deport Kids With Cancer and Deadly Illnesses
The administration is ending a protection that allows people to stay in the country while receiving life-saving care.
Lawsuit Seeks to Let Medicare Patients Appeal Gap in Nursing Home Coverage
Medicare’s nursing home benefit is available only to those admitted to the hospital for three consecutive days.
Drugmakers Master Rolling Out Their Own Generics to Stifle Competition
Big brand companies producing authorized generics maximize their profits by appearing to compete with themselves.
Trump’s Is Not the First Administration to Slash Aid for Reproductive Health
A little-known but influential lobby group in Virginia has fuelled ultra-conservative defunding campaigns for decades.
I Was Given Medication Without My Informed Consent — and It Wasn’t Illegal
Patients should be given the information they need to understand their treatment.
Corporations Can Legally Put Carcinogens in Our Food Without Warning Labels
Cheerios contain enough glyphosate to be labeled toxic, but corporate “free speech” rights prevent it.
Important Medicaid Initiatives Would End If Decision Overturning ACA Stands
The harm to tens of millions of Medicaid enrollees, not just those enrolled through the ACA expansion, would be severe.
Trump’s Restrictive Title X Rule Brings the Global Gag Rule Home
By controlling information, the Trump administration is trying to control our bodies.