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Analysis: Although some Republicans promote Medicaid work rules, few programs help find jobs.

Tue, 2025-04-15 12:14 — mike kraft
States Push Medicaid Work Rules, but Few Programs Help Enrollees Find Jobs - KFF Health News Republicans are pushing to implement requirements that Medicaid recipients work in order to obtain or retain coverage. Some states try to help enrollees find jobs. But states lack the data to show whether they’re effective. khnsamw KFF Health News

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U.S. Medicaid cuts its programs to improve housing and nutrition

Tue, 2025-04-15 11:53 — mike kraft
Trump to end federal funding of certain non-medical services in Medicaid The services are often aimed at improving housing and nutrition for people in the Medicaid program. John Wilkerson STAT

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Trump administration's halt in AID program impacts efforts to counter world hunger

Thu, 2025-02-06 18:24 — mike kraft
Halt in US aid cripples global efforts to relieve hunger About 500,000 metric tons of food worth $340 million is in limbo. Jaimi Dowdell,Lena Masri,Giulia Paravicini,Ryan Mcneill,Nafisa Eltahir Reuters
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    Northwest states are rarely testing agriculture workers despite bird flu racing through many farms

    Tue, 2024-12-03 20:12 — mike kraft
    Bird flu is racing through farms, but Northwest states are rarely testing workers - Investigate Midwest On a recent Monday morning, workers began their week on a large poultry farm in Franklin County, Washington, home to over 800,000 chickens. By the end of the day, avian flu had been discovered among some of those chickens. By the end of the week, four workers came down with the illness, which had infected […] Lauren Cross Investigate Midwest

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    Wars, debt, climate crisis and Covid have halted anti-poverty fight – World Bank

    Fri, 2024-10-18 10:58 — mike kraft
    Wars, debt, climate crisis and Covid have halted anti-poverty fight – World Bank Setbacks mean UN goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 is impossible to hit, report finds The Guardian
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    Some states say their hands are tied in restricting the sale of raw milk because of bird flu

    Tue, 2024-06-11 10:46 — mike kraft
    As FDA urges crackdown on bird flu in raw milk, some states say their hands are tied While raw milk can't be sold over state lines, some states permit sales within their borders. CBS News
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    Southern Africa: Tens of millions face hunger and water shortages from drought in the region

    Mon, 2024-04-08 11:06 — mike kraft
    Tens of millions facing hunger and water shortages as extreme drought and floods sweep southern Africa | CNN More than 24 million people face hunger, malnutrition and water scarcity as experts warn the crisis could become an “unimaginable humanitarian situation” Sarah Dean CNN

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    The warning from Oxfam on Wednesday came as Zimbabwe joined other southern African nations in declaring its drought a national disaster, following earlier declarations by Zambia and Malawi....

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    Medical Debt: Colorado immigrants are hit especially hard.

    Wed, 2024-04-03 10:12 — mike kraft
    Medical Debt Affects Much of America, but Colorado Immigrants Are Hit Especially Hard - KFF Health News Colorado is ahead of the curve on policies to prevent medical debt, but the gap between the debt load in places inhabited primarily by people of color versus non-Hispanic white residents is greater than the national average. Lynne Shallcross KFF Health News

     

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    Analysis:Native American Communities Have the Highest Suicide Rates, Yet Interventions Are Scarce

    Thu, 2024-01-25 11:51 — mike kraft

     

     

    Native American Communities Have the Highest Suicide Rates, Yet Interventions Are Scarce - KFF Health News Native Americans die by suicide at a higher rate than any other racial or ethnic group, yet research into effective and culturally appropriate interventions is uncommon. khnkytjaw KFF Health News

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    Fifteen state governors reject new federal food aid program for children

    Tue, 2024-01-16 19:24 — mike kraft
    Governors from 15 states reject summer food assistance program - UPI.com Children in more than a dozen states like Iowa and Nebraska will not be getting food assistance this summer after 15 governors recently rejected a new federally funded food aid program. UPI

    An estimated 8 million youngsters would be affected across Mississippi, Alabama, Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Louisiana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont and Wyoming.

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