A win for Medicaid expansion in South Dakota is a victory for public health, policy experts say, but now comes the work of ensuring the people who are eligible actually get enrolled.
Healthcare Systems & Policy
Nisha thought that violence in a marriage was simply what every Indian wife ‘had to accept’ in her husband’s home. She was only 24.
South Carolina officials told Brandie Makrin that something traumatic had to happen to her 21-year-old autistic son before he could get the help he needed.
This lack of access to menstrual products, hygiene facilities, education or waste management is referred to as period poverty, or menstrual poverty.
The planned renovation has the potential to generate millions of dollars through the recapitalization process, enough to fix up the deteriorating apartments and earn some money. But it's been delayed.
Recent studies have found that areas with elevated nitrate levels also have elevated levels of lymphoma, leukemia and brain cancers in children.
On Election Day, South Dakotans will have the option on their ballot to expand Medicaid coverage.
A POLITICO reporter and 2022 National Fellow wants to hear about the barriers people are facing in using medical cannabis.
While the market is crowded with companies claiming their products meaningfully improve health — especially for underserved groups — there is still no standard slate of metrics to evaluate them.
Across the state, 16,000 adults are uninsured because they can’t afford private coverage, but their incomes disqualify them from Medicaid.