Women

Inside the Push for Medicaid To Cover Doulas and Midwives

Darreonna Davis / The 19th May 10, 2024 The Mamas First Act, introduced by Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Gwen Moore, would make the pregnancy and postpartum services from doulas and midwives reimbursable in an effort to improve access to care. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

Report: US Taxpayers Contribute More to Militarism Than Medicare

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Apr 10, 2024 "This year $5,109 of the average American's taxpayer dollars went to fund the military and its support systems," said the co-author of a new analysis. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Interview

‘Traumatizing’: What It’s Like to Be Unhoused in Rural America

Susan Shain / High Country News Mar 15, 2024 The lessons learned after spending months embedded with unhoused communities in Oregon. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

Losses Go Deep in the Fight for Better Health Care

Liz Theoharis / TomDispatch Mar 11, 2024 The "unwinding" of pandemic-era Medicaid expansion programs highlights the acute need for a better path forward on health insurance. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

Medicaid ‘Unwinding’ Sows Chaos in States

Phil Galewitz, Katheryn Houghton, Brett Kelman, Samantha Liss / KFF Health Nov 10, 2023 Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

A Bittersweet Milestone for the Anti-Poverty Movement

Shailly Gupta Barnes / Other Words Jul 28, 2023 Two years after the first payments went out, we need to bring back the Child Tax Credit that lifted millions out of poverty. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Interview

Why Is Getting Old So Hard and Expensive in America?

Lynn Parramore / Institute for New Economic Thinking Jul 19, 2023 M.T. Connolly offers both a warning and challenge: the systems we rely on to protect us as we age haven’t caught up to our longevity. Dig deeper ( 18 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

250,000 Floridians Get Kicked off Medicaid as Governor DeSantis Tours the Country Raking in Campaign Cash

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Jun 8, 2023 Governor Ron DeSantis takes Medicaid away from 250,000 Floridians, even as he rakes in donor cash on his presidential campaign. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Debt Ceiling Blackmail

John Darkow May 22, 2023 Dig deeper

Health & Wellness

A Health-Care Cliff Is Coming

LT Talarico / Other Words Feb 23, 2023 18 million Americans who could soon lose Medicaid access. Here’s how to keep people from falling over the edge—and how to fight back. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Georgia Medicaid Work Requirement

John Cole Nov 25, 2022 Dig deeper

Politics

Voters in Deep Red South Dakota Approve Medicaid Expansion

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Nov 9, 2022 Defying their right-wing political leaders, South Dakota voters approved a constitutional amendment to expand the state's Medicaid program. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )