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Fin de beneficios extra de SNAP por la pandemia amenazan la seguridad alimentaria en zonas rurales
Elko, Nevada. – En una mañana fría a principios de febrero, Tammy King llenó y cargó cajas y bolsas de vegetales, frutas, leche, carne congelada y refrigerios en autos alineados frente al banco de alimentos Friends in Service…
Ante vacío federal, estados promueven leyes duras contra el uso de sustancias tóxicas en cosméticos
Michael Scaturro
Washington se unió a más de una docena de estados en tomar medidas enérgicas contra las sustancias tóxicas en cosméticos después que un estudio financiado por el estado encontró plomo, arsénico y formaldehído en…
States Seek Crackdown on Toxic Ingredients in Cosmetics to Close Gaps in Federal Oversight
Michael Scaturro
Washington has joined more than a dozen other states in seeking to crack down on toxic substances in cosmetics after a state-funded study there found lead, arsenic, and formaldehyde in makeup, lotion, and…
Looming Cuts to Emergency SNAP Benefits Threaten Food Security in Rural America
ELKO, Nev. — On a cold morning in early February, Tammy King prepared and loaded boxes and bags of vegetables, fruits, milk, frozen meat, and snacks into cars lined up outside the Friends in Service Helping food pantry, known in…
Proposed Medicare Advantage Changes Cannot Accurately Be Called ‘Cuts,’ Experts Say
Madison Czopek, PolitiFact and Yacob Reyes, PolitiFact
“It’s President Biden who is proposing to cut Medicare Advantage.”
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) in a tweet on February 6, 2023
More than 60 million people rely on Medicare for…
Cleanup Workers Got Sick After Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. They Want BP to Pay.
Christopher O’Donnell, Tampa Bay Times and Max Chesnes, Tampa Bay Times
The oil washed ashore every day, globs of tarlike ooze blighting sugar-white sand beaches. Rodney Boblitt’s job was to report it.
A special agent for…
A Law Was Meant to Free Sick or Aging Inmates. Instead, Some Are Left to Die in Prison.
Jimmy Dee Stout was serving time on drug charges when he got grim news early last year.
Doctors told Stout, now 62, the sharp pain and congestion in his chest were caused by stage 4 lung cancer, a terminal condition.
“I’m…
Why Do Politicians Weaponize Medicare? Because It Works
Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News
The Medicare wars are back, and almost no one in Washington is surprised.
This time it’s Democrats accusing Republicans of wanting to maim the very popular federal health program that covers 64 million…
Journalist Angela Hart Furnishes Framework on Homelessness in California
KHN senior correspondent Angela Hart discussed homelessness in California and Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s legacy on KPBS’ “Midday Edition” on Feb. 9. She discussed the same issue on Cap Radio’s “Insight” on Feb. 13.
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Senators Say Health Worker Shortages Ripe for Bipartisan Compromise
Senators are eying the growing shortage of health care workers in the United States as one of the few problems where there is room for bipartisan solutions, even in a deeply divided Congress gearing up for a presidential election…