The health care section of the GOP mega-bill has advanced to the House floor, bringing millions of Americans one step closer to losing their health insurance.
Health and Social Policy
Medicare Fraud? Insider Trading? Another New CEO? Just a Normal Week at UnitedHealth.
While senators demand investigation of insider trading, the DOJ is reportedly looking into massive fraud.
Republicans Outdo Themselves in Food Stamp Cuts
House Republicans plan to cut a staggering $300 billion from SNAP, far more than they’d originally planned.
Medicaid Cuts in Republican Bill Would Charge Poor People More for Coverage
The cost-sharing requirements on beneficiaries above the federal poverty line is the most notable item in a menu of Medicaid cuts seen by the Prospect.
Congress Funded Head Start. The Trump Administration Is Holding Up the Money.
Delays in funding and new procedures to justify budgets have led to temporary closures and massive uncertainty for programs, workers, and families who rely on child care.
The Chickens and the Eggs
Avian flu outbreaks are exacerbated by the consolidated structure of the poultry industry.
Has the VA Stymied a Profession It Helped Create?
Physician assistants could help with the Veterans Administration’s staffing challenges. But though the VA pays for training scholarships, PAs have found it hard to get work there.
The Trump Administration Is Objectively Pro-Cancer
America used to have the best medical research system in the world. Elon Musk and RFK Jr. are ripping it to shreds.
Trump’s Order to Cut Drug Prices Would Raise Drug Prices
The so-called ‘pill penalty’ fix is a corporate favor designed to increase the period where prescriptions are immune from price negotiations.
The Republican Budget Plan: Snatch Food From the Mouths of Hungry Children
SNAP cuts are ‘going to have a massive shock wave across the country, and everybody will feel it.’

