The domestic return of the New World screwworm, a parasite that can devastate cattle herds, happened while the Trump administration was focused on dismantling government.
Health and Social Policy
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Trump Kicks His Dismantling of Veterans’ Health Care Into High Gear
His proposed new budget shrinks the VA’s ability to meet veterans’ needs.
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Affordable to Buy, Costly to Use
Health care affordability depends on access to care and the true cost of care, not just insurance premiums.
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Corporations and the Crisis of Care
The U.S. suffers from a mass exodus of primary care doctors, as medical practice is dictated by corporate masters at the expense of physicians and patients.
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The Real Stakes Behind California’s Billionaire Tax Fight: Health Care Access
A hospital CEO says looming Medicaid reductions threaten vulnerable residents and the state’s health system.
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The Mifepristone Wars—and What They Mean for Black Women
Still concentrated in Southern states that ban abortion, Black women disproportionately rely on telehealth, which the Supreme Court has allowed—provisionally—to continue.
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While Pentagon Spends Billions on War, Military Families Say They’re Getting Shortchanged
Spouses of deployed military say they’re struggling with the costs of child care, groceries, housing.
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Corporate Hospitals Bilking Americans as GOP Destroys Health Care
Patients are caught in the middle of a corporate money grab and lawmakers who refuse to regulate.
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Trump Showers Health Care Crooks With Love
His extensive pardons to health care executives convicted of various crimes show that his ‘war on fraud’ in blue states has nothing to do with fraud.
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GOP Food Stamp Work Requirements Hit Just as Jobs Dry Up
Millions of people will lose food stamps, according to early estimates.
