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Health & Wellness April 30, 2026

States Rush To Figure Out How To Enforce Trump’s Medicaid Work Requirements

This article by Rachel Spears first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Apr 30, 2026 State officials remain uncertain on how to enforce a requirement that many adult…

Health & Wellness April 29, 2026

Trump’s Medicaid Work Mandate Debuting in Nebraska to Much Dismay

This article by Phil Galewitz first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Apr 29, 2026 Schmeeka Simpson of Omaha works as a patient navigator for the American Civil…

Health & Wellness April 23, 2026

Food Stamp Work Rules Don’t Increase Employment, Researchers Say

This article by Taylor Sisk first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Apr 23, 2026 DELBARTON, W.Va. — A half-dozen cars had been in the queue for nearly…

Health & Wellness April 16, 2026

New Federal Medicaid Rules Require One Month of Work. Some States Demand More.

This article by Samantha Liss first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Samantha Liss, April 16, 2026 Millions of people who apply for Medicaid in the coming years…

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Food Security December 3, 2025

Even as SNAP Resumes, New Work Rules Threaten Access for Years To Come

This article by Renuka Rayasam, Katheryn Houghton, and Samantha Liss first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Renuka Rayasam, Katheryn Houghton, and Samantha Liss December 3, 2025 Alejandro…

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Health & Wellness June 30, 2025

Too Sick To Work, Some Americans Worry Trump’s Bill Will Strip Their Health Insurance

This article by Phil Galewitz and Stephanie Armour first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News and Stephanie Armour June 27, 2025 Stephanie Ivory…

Health Care December 7, 2024

Georgia’s Work Requirement Slows Processing of Applications for Medicaid, Food Stamps

This article by Andy Miller, Renuka Rayasam, and Sam Whitehead first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Andy Miller and Renuka Rayasam and Sam Whitehead December 5, 2024…

From the Editor May 11, 2026

From the editor: My email account was hacked (uggh)

By Larry Felton Johnson If you are someone in my contact list you might have received a mysterious message purporting to be from me.In short, my account was hacked.After hours…

Health & Wellness May 11, 2026

Watch: 8 Health Insurance Terms You Should Know

This video hosted by Jackie Fortiér, produced by Lexi Krupp, illustrated by Oona Zenda, and animated by Hannah Norman, was first produced in KFF Health News, reposted with permission. May…

Government & Politics May 11, 2026

Campaigns enter homestretch as Trump, Obama try to whip up support for Georgia candidates

by Jill Nolin and Alander Rocha, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] May 9, 2026 There is one more week of early voting…

Government & Politics, State Government May 11, 2026

GOP candidates for governor continue to spend big as election day looms

by Alander Rocha, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] May 8, 2026 Candidates running to be Georgia’s next governor are shelling out millions…

Energy May 11, 2026

Why Trump’s $2 billion buyoff to cancel offshore wind farms is a bad deal for American taxpayers and the US energy supply

by Christopher Niezrecki, UMass Lowell; Ben Link, Johns Hopkins University, and Zoe Getman-Pickering, UMass Amherst, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The U.S. is in a…