Tag: CHIP
Trump slashes $7 billion from children’s health program
The move is being called "despicable on every level."
Children’s Health Insurance Program in trouble – funding to end in January
"We are unable to say with certainty whether there is enough funding for every state to continue its CHIP program through March 31, 2018.”
Bernie slams McConnell’s efforts to end defense and non-defense spending parity
“When history looks back on this period, I do not want people to see a U.S. Congress which worked overtime to protect billionaires and large corporations but turned its back on providing health care to vulnerable children.”
Here’s the first state to freeze enrollment to Children’s Health Insurance...
In six states – Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, Texas, Utah and Virginia – officials have said they will end the state programs completely if Congress doesn't approve funding.
The Republican Party’s sickness of the soul
There is, indeed, a “poverty of spirit” at work here.
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Supreme Court justices send mixed signals as Boulder climate case reaches argument
A ruling for the oil companies could reach more than two dozen similar climate suits, none of which has gone to trial.
Material Insecurity and the Foundations of Democratic Participation
Democratic participation depends on more than voting rights: people also need material security, practical knowledge, social belonging, and a sense of agency that human ecology education can help cultivate.
‘Medicare for All’ Message Attracts Voters Buckling Under Medical Bills
The idea of scrapping the U.S. health insurance system for a massive expansion of government-funded healthcare isn’t new. But voters hit by ballooning private health insurance costs are rallying behind midterm candidates calling for universal coverage.
Whaling commission leaves the global ban in place as Antigua and Barbuda withdraws its...
A South Atlantic whale sanctuary also failed for a second time, falling short of the 75 percent majority it needed.
Nearly 4,000 Brigham nurses set open-ended strike for Oct. 14, the largest in Massachusetts...
Mass General Brigham says it has contracted 1,300 temporary nurses, while the union says the system conditioned further talks on a multi-year pay freeze