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Across the Country, Republican Legislatures Are Keeping Trump’s Agenda Alive
A wave of bills cracking down on voting, protesting, transgender protections, and more are sweeping GOP-run states.
20 Rural Hospitals Closed in 2020. 13 Were in the South.
The closures will leave many rural communities without their primary employer and main economic infrastructure.
Biden Plans to Rescind Trump-Era Medicaid Work Requirements
The move has been lauded as a step toward reversing one of Trump's most vicious attacks on the poor and vulnerable.
Trump Admin Approves Tennessee’s Plan to Slash Medicaid Amid Pandemic
Instead of the open-ended federal funding, Tennessee will instead get an annual block grant.
Many Workers at Largest Corporations in US Depend on Federal Benefits to Survive
Walmart and McDonald's depend on taxpayers to subsidize the income of many workers because their wages are so low.
GAO Study Shows How Taxpayers Subsidize “Starvation Wages” of Corporate Giants
“The real looting in America is the Walton family becoming $63 billion richer during a pandemic,” tweeted Sanders.
Amid Pandemic, Oklahoma Residents Vote to Expand Medicaid Coverage
The measure officially amends the state constitution, making it harder for opponents to alter or remove the expansion.
Cuomo Denounced for Order Sending Thousands of COVID Patients to Nursing Homes
Republicans and the Trump administration are not the only ones to blame for unnecessary deaths during the pandemic.
Medicaid Providers Are Last in Line for Federal COVID Funding
Without immediate funding, many of the health facilities that serve Medicaid patients could close permanently.
Trump Restricts COVID-19 Relief Funds From Hospitals Serving Nation’s Poorest
The Trump administration is disproportionately allocating relief funds to higher-revenue hospitals.