Wave of Tax Cuts Has Left Many States Vulnerable to Trump SNAP and Medicaid Crisis --- The recent government shutdown, with families skipping meals and babies unfed, could have been a preview of what’s to come when Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill shifts billions in costs for the SNAP program to states that may not be able to afford them. #News #Trump #SNAP #Medicaid #Poverty #Healthcare #Food #Government #Tax
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In Part 2 of “Sick in a Hospital Town,” we look at how a century-old community hospital in Albany, Georgia, became the only hospital in town — and grew into a sprawling health care system by waging a yearslong battle to eliminate its competition. #Georgia #Health #Healthcare #Business #History #BlackHistory #Journalism
Chemical industry lobbyists have long pushed the government to adopt a less stringent approach to gauging the cancer risk from chemicals, one that would help ease regulations on companies that make or use them. They finally got their wish. #News #Environment #PublicHealth #Health #Cancer #Government #Regulation
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal --- The administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found that Trump once did the very thing he claimed could be a crime. #News #Trump #USPolitics #Law #Florida #Home #Mortgages
NEW: In a five-part series, “Sick in a Hospital Town,” ProPublica’s Ginger Thompson pursues the question: Why are people in Albany, Georgia, so sick when its most powerful institution is a hospital? Start with Part 1 here: #Georgia #Health #Healthcare #Journalism #Hospital #Poverty #COVID
📽️ WATCH: The most powerful institution in Albany, Georgia, is its hospital: Phoebe Putney Memorial. Yet for decades, the city’s residents have suffered some of the nation’s worst health disparities. “Sick in a Hospital Town,” our new 5-part series, drops tomorrow, Dec. 7. #Georgia #Health #Healthcare #Hospital #Documentary #Journalism #Investigation
The Data Doesn’t Lie: How ProPublica Reports the Truth in an Era of False Claims --- As federal data becomes less available, our editor-in-chief explains how our journalists are providing readers with precise numbers. #Data #Research #Journalism #Immigration #Media #Reporting #Trump #Truth
The story of Albany, Georgia, is the story of American health care. Sick in a Hospital Town, a new series from ProPublica, debuts Sunday, Dec. 7. Sign up to get it in your inbox: #Health #Healthcare #Georgia #Medicine #Hospital #News #Journalism
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