Lawmakers wanted to reform surprise billing so patients weren’t hit with unexpected charges. But they also created a parallel system with new middlemen that is increasing health care costs.
Health & Social Policy
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Right-Wing Activists Co-opt Environmental Laws to Fight ‘Abortion Pollution’
In their zeal to create a de facto national abortion ban, anti–abortion rights groups are claiming that medications like mifepristone poison the water supply.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Judy Heumann: Tenacious Symbol
The disability rights activist carried forward the demands of those who didn’t get to live to see the movement’s triumphs.
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Dorothy Day: Saint Radical
The incredible life and times of the Catholic who served the poor and gave hell to everyone else
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Trump to HIV and Cancer Patients: Get Back to Work
A surprise rule added to the Big Beautiful Bill could disrupt access to Medicaid for people with serious illnesses who thought they were exempted from work requirements.
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A VA Medical Center Meltdown
Persistent maintenance and staffing issues at a D.C.-based center reveal bigger problems with the VA health system.
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A Stunning Shift in Public Opinion Post-Dobbs
Political scientists Laurel Elder and Steven Greene explore the dramatic evolution of Americans’ views on abortion.
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The Crisis of Care Work
The end of Temporary Protected Status and Trump’s budget cuts make a bad situation worse.
Posted inWorking in America
How America Let Its Workers’ Compensation System Fail
If you’re injured on the job these days, you’re simply out of luck.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Trump Administration Routinely Violating Immigrant Children’s Rights
The 1997 Flores ruling requires immigrant children be released from detention after 20 days. Trump is keeping some for as long as 323 days, new filings in a lawsuit state.