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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.

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.

Republican Megabill Will Mean Higher Health Costs for Many Americans

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Spending cuts hitting medical providers, Medicaid and Affordable Care Act enrollees, and lawfully present immigrants are just some of the biggest changes the GOP has in store for health care 鈥 with ramifications that could touch all Americans.

In a First, Trump and GOP-Led Congress Prepare To Swell Ranks of US Uninsured

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Fewer Americans will likely have health insurance, compromising their physical and financial health, as the Trump administration and GOP-controlled Congress weigh major changes to the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid. 鈥淭he effects could be catastrophic,鈥 one policy analyst predicts.

Prisons Routinely Ignore Guidelines on Dying Inmates鈥 End-of-Life Choices

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Correctional officers often dictate end-of-life care for incarcerated people who are terminally ill. Most states either don鈥檛 have a formal policy or are given leeway 鈥 a big concern for families and advocates, as the incarcerated population rapidly ages.

Government Watchdog Expects Medicaid Work Requirement Analysis by Fall

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This fall, the U.S. Government Accountability Office expects to release a report on how much it costs to run Georgia Pathways to Coverage 鈥 the country鈥檚 only active Medicaid work requirement program 鈥 as other states and Congress consider similar programs.

Preparan an谩lisis sobre el requisito de trabajo para Medicaid

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La idea de un mandato nacional que requiera que los beneficiarios de Medicaid trabajen, estudien o realicen otras actividades que cumplan los requisitos para mantener la cobertura est谩 ganando terreno.