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A green wave is sweeping the nation, with Illinois soon to become the 11th state to fully legalize marijuana. More than three times as many states now allow medical marijuana. Yet big questions remain about the potential health benefits and risks of cannabis products, with little research available

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is on the verge of finalizing a new rule that could make it far harder for immigrants already in the United States to obtain green cards or work visas if the government deems them likely to use public benefits such as Medicaid, food stamps or housing assistan

It’s a quiet crisis that has flown under the radar: job-based health plans have become unaffordable for a growing share of the 156 million Americans who rely on them. Soaring deductibles and huge out-of-pocket costs have prompted hard decisions: Half of American families with job-based plans say the

In communities across the country, children are quietly being poisoned by lead, asbestos and other toxins, while local governments and school districts delay fixes and fail to hold violators to account. The unaddressed hazards that result are ripe for local watchdog reporting, as The Philadelphia In

Our health care system promotes saving and extending life at all costs — sometimes sacrificing a patient’s own desires on how to spend final moments. In many families, conversations about how a loved one would prefer to die happen too late or not at all. The emerging field of palliative care seeks t

No health care policy idea has made a bigger splash or generated more buzz lately than “Medicare for All.” As 2020 presidential campaigns ramp up, several Democratic candidates have voiced support for a single-payer health care system, while critics argue such policies “would bankrupt us for a very