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Congress takes up health care again − and impatient voters shouldn’t hold their breath for a cure

by SoRelle Wyckoff Gaynor, University of Virginia As the bell struck midnight on Jan. 1, 2026, time ran out on Obamacare subsidies for over 24...

Community health centers provide care for 1 in 10 Americans, but funding cuts threaten their survival

A nurse fills in a patient's chart. Getty Images by Jennifer Spinghart, University of South Carolina Affordable health care was the primary point of contention in...

US long-term care costs are sky-high, but Washington state’s new way to help pay for them could be nixed

Adobe Stock Photo by Marc Cohen, UMass Boston If you needed long-term care, could you afford it? For many Americans, especially those with a middle-class income and...

For-profit nursing homes are cutting corners on safety and draining resources with financial shenanigans

President Joe Biden signed an executive order on April 18, 2023, that directed the secretary of health and human services to consider actions that...

Family caregivers face financial burdens, isolation and limited resources

Family caregivers may be less likely to turn to others when they need their own support. Terry Vine/DigitalVision via Getty Images   − a social worker explains...

Sad circumstances of Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson’s death – far too typical

Retired U. S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas) by Dr. Barbara Reynolds (TriceEdneyWire.com) - Once  in a private moment  after I had finished producing her weekly...

Most US nursing homes are understaffed, potentially compromising health care for more than a million elderly residents

Nursing homes in poorer neighborhoods tend to have more critical staffing issues. 10'000 Hours/Digital Vision via Getty Images by Jasmine Travers, New York University More than 80%...

SNAP work requirements don’t actually get more people working – but they do drastically limit the availability of food aid

by Kelsey Pukelis, Harvard Kennedy School The House of Representatives has passed a bill that would cut spending, in part by expanding work requirements for...

Biden’s plan for ending the emergency declaration for COVID-19 signals a pivotal point in the pandemic – 4 questions answered

COVID-19 emergency status prompted coordinated vaccination efforts by health care providers, paramedics, volunteers and others. Wesley Lapointe / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images by Amy...

Health insurance for kids through Medicaid and CHIP helps their moms too

by Sebastian Tello-Trillo, University of Virginia The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea When children get health insurance through Medicaid...

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