News | Economy & Labor 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. By Jon Queally , CommonDreams November 19, 2020 Truthout
News | Environment & Health 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. By Chris Walker , Truthout July 1, 2020 Truthout
News | Environment & Health 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. By Andrea Germanos , CommonDreams May 23, 2020 Truthout
News | Environment & Health 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. By Julie Rovner , KaiserHealthNews May 22, 2020 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Trump Restricts COVID-19 Relief Funds From Hospitals Serving Nation’s Poorest The Trump administration is disproportionately allocating relief funds to higher-revenue hospitals. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams May 4, 2020 Truthout
News | Environment & Health More Than 2 Million Uninsured People May Be Hospitalized for COVID-19 The Trump administration will reimburse hospitals with emergency funding, but there may not be enough money. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout April 8, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Trump Endangers Lives by Feuding With Governors and Withholding Health Insurance It’s unconscionable behavior, but it’s all that this empty suit of a president seems to know how to do. By Sasha Abramsky , Truthout April 4, 2020 Truthout
News | Environment & Health We Are Facing a Resurgence of Sexually Transmitted Infections Amid the Pandemic Decreased federal funding for STI prevention started the problem. Current medical resource shortages will make it worse. By Akilah Wise , Truthout April 2, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Congress Must Reject Weakened Medicaid Protections in Next COVID-19 Bill The pandemic hasn’t stopped some state policymakers from attempting to push harmful changes. By Aviva Aron-Dine , CenteronBudgetandPolicyPriorities April 1, 2020 Truthout
News Analysis | Environment & Health New York Gov. Cuomo’s Panel Proposes Medicaid Cuts Amid Coronavirus Crisis A panel appointed by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveiled a plan to reduce the state's Medicaid spending by $400 million. By Christopher Baum , LeftVoice March 21, 2020 Truthout