Renuka Rayasam

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鈥淢e enga帽aron鈥: agentes encadenan a un padre que hab铆a ido al ICE a reunirse con sus hijos

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Se supone que la agencia que cuida a ni帽os que llegan solos al pa铆s deben reunirlos pronto con sus familias o cuidadores. Pero cada vez m谩s los usan como 鈥渃arnada鈥 para arrestar a los padres.

鈥楾hey Tricked Me鈥: A Father Was Chained After He Went to ICE To Reunite With His Kids

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The administration has largely converted the HHS Office of Refugee Resettlement into an arm of immigration enforcement, detaining children longer while helping immigration officers arrest their parents or other family members. One father was chained when he went to an ICE office to discuss being reunited with his son and daughter.

It鈥檚 2026 and You鈥檙e Uninsured. Now What?

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Many Americans are expected to lose ACA or Medicaid coverage in coming months and years as a result of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and the expiration of enhanced pandemic-era subsidies that helped people afford Obamacare plans. Doctors and researchers say there are still ways to find affordable care.

When Health Insurance Costs More Than the Mortgage

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As health care costs skyrocket and federal lawmakers pull back help on insurance premiums, more middle-income families are facing tough choices on health care.

Es 2026 y no tienes seguro m茅dico. 驴Y ahora qu茅?

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Los cambios en las pol铆ticas de salud en Washington est谩n teniendo repercusiones en todo el pa铆s y haciendo que millones de personas pierdan su cobertura de Medicaid o de ACA. Pero hay opciones.

Cuando el seguro m茅dico cuesta m谩s que la hipoteca

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A pesar de las intensas discusiones y del cierre del gobierno m谩s largo en la historia, el Congreso permiti贸 que los subsidios mejorados de ACA expiraran el pasado 31 de diciembre.

Baltimore Drove Down Gun Deaths. Now Trump Has Slashed Funding for That Work.

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A spike in shootings during the covid pandemic propelled community violence intervention, a field that aims to stop gun deaths at the root. Baltimore used federal funds to launch a violence prevention office. But President Donald Trump has throttled such funds and instead is sending troops into cities.

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

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Even as the federal government resumed funding the nation鈥檚 largest food assistance program, people risk losing access to the aid because of new rules.

The Nation鈥檚 Largest Food Aid Program Is About To See Cuts. Here鈥檚 What You Should Know.

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The federal government is making sweeping changes to SNAP, the program that helped feed about 42 million people in the U.S. last year. Here鈥檚 a breakdown of the changes to come and potential impacts.

Refugees Will Be Among the First To Lose Food Stamps Under Federal Changes

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Under the budget law that Republicans call the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, food assistance for refugees will be sliced. The change is sowing fear, uncertainty, and a struggle for survival 鈥 a sign of what鈥檚 to come for millions of Americans.

Mercury in Your Hot Dog? Vaccine Skeptics Face Their Limits at Crucial CDC Meeting

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A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention meeting on vaccines pitted scientific expertise against vaccine skepticism. An often confusing debate ended with critics of the current vaccine schedule tabling a vote to remove one of its cornerstones.

Projected Surge in Uninsured Will Strain Local Health Systems

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In South Texas鈥 Rio Grande Valley, many people go without health insurance, and the health system struggles as a result. Similar communities dot the nation, and more could face such difficulties under President Donald Trump鈥檚 tax-and-spending law.

El aumento de personas sin seguro m茅dico pondr谩 en aprietos a los sistemas de salud locales

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Las medidas del gobierno han despertado una nueva preocupaci贸n: la creciente dificultad para que m茅dicos, hospitales y otros proveedores de salud puedan seguir atendiendo a personas sin seguro m茅dico.

Listen: Limiting Benefits and Adding Restrictions, 鈥楳AHA鈥 Reshapes Food Aid

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The White House and congressional Republicans have made historic changes to the federal anti-hunger program SNAP. They say the changes will boost healthy eating for low-income Americans. Some nutrition experts aren鈥檛 so sure.

Guns, Race, and Profit: The Pain of America鈥檚 Other Epidemic

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Firearm violence is killing Americans at the scale of a public health epidemic. The suffering is concentrated in Black neighborhoods damaged by segregation, disinvestment, hate crimes, and other forms of racial discrimination.

Cuts to Food Benefits Stand in the Way of RFK Jr.鈥檚 Goals for a Healthier National Diet

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The Trump administration has said improving American nutrition is a priority, but deep cuts to federal food assistance could lead people to forgo healthy food in favor of cheaper alternatives.

Georgia Shows Rough Road Ahead for States as Medicaid Work Requirements Loom

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President Donald Trump signed legislation that requires many Medicaid recipients to prove they鈥檙e working to qualify for health care coverage, allocating $200 million for states that expanded Medicaid to prepare systems to verify people鈥檚 eligibility. Georgia鈥檚 program, which has been expensive and difficult to administer, has had limited enrollment.

El megaproyecto de ley republicano supondr谩 m谩s costos de salud para muchos estadounidenses

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Esto, a su vez, perjudicar铆a las finanzas de hospitales, residencias de adultos mayores y centros de salud comunitarios, y podr铆a obligarlos a reducir servicios y personal, hasta a cerrar instalaciones.