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Thursday, January 23, 2025
Report: Medicaid cuts would disproportionately affect rural Coloradans
As the new Congress considers cutting Medicaid by more than $2 trillion, a new report details how the move would disproportionately affect rural …
Thursday, January 23, 2025
Medicaid cuts could devastate rural Florida, affecting children
A new report from the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families highlights the significant role Medicaid plays in ensuring healthcare acc…
Thursday, January 23, 2025
Report: Threatened Medicaid cuts would hurt rural Iowa kids most
Advocates for young Iowans worry proposed federal cuts could affect families who rely on Medicaid for their health care. A new national report …
Thursday, January 23, 2025
WY energy industry has opportunity to track down human traffickers
January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month and educators are training workers in key industries to recognize and report the crime…
Thursday, January 23, 2025
Rural VA communities most affected by possible Medicaid cuts
Medicaid cuts proposed by congressional lawmakers may end up affecting the most rural communities in Virginia and the country. A new report by …
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Report: Proposed cuts to Medi-Cal will hurt rural CA the most
Rural Californians would be hurt the most by huge proposed cuts to Medicaid, known in California as Medi-Cal, according to a new report from …
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Report: Possible Medicaid cuts put rural Nevadans in jeopardy
Congressional leaders are considering what some are calling "highly consequential decisions" about the future of Medicaid - and advocates are weighing…
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Ohio faces health care challenges as Medicaid funding wavers
As Congress debates potential cuts to Medicaid, a new report from Georgetown University sheds light on how these changes could disproportionately …
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Pennsylvania lagging in school-based mental health support
As young people struggle with mental health issues, schools often provide the best avenue for getting them help. However, Pennsylvania has fallen …
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Peoria prioritizes education to fill workforce, poverty gaps
By Laura Aka for WorkingNation.Broadcast version by Judith Ruiz-Branch for Illinois News Connection reporting for the WorkingNation-Public News Servic…
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
More mental-health specialists needed in MD schools
Advocates said the kids aren't all right and want to tackle the youth mental health crisis head on in schools. A study of Maryland's youth mental …
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Wyoming lawmakers debate school’s role in youth mental health
In Wyoming, lawmakers are split on the role schools should play in improving children's mental health, although experts said they are pivotal…