social services

LZ Granderson: U.S. policy essentially discourages having children. Now our economy is paying the price

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LZ Granderson: U.S. policy essentially discourages having children. Now our economy is paying the price

The largest health care strike in U.S. history was called off last week when Kaiser Permanente and unions representing 75,000 workers finally reached a temporary agreement. This follows a planned three-day work stoppage by unions that has given their employers a preview of what will happen if the standoff continues. Kaiser clearly didn’t want to … Read more

States Are Wasting Money By Slowly Conducting Medicaid Reviews, by Sally Pipes

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States Are Wasting Money By Slowly Conducting Medicaid Reviews, by Sally Pipes

During the COVID-19 public health emergency, Congress prohibited states from disenrolling people from Medicaid. The idea is to prevent people from losing their insurance during the pandemic. But the emergency is over. On April 1, state Medicaid programs regained the ability to drop people who were no longer eligible. Some states have moved to reassess … Read more