What Trump’s Budget Means for America’s Opioid Epidemic
Last week, President Donald Trump’s administration unveiled its “blueprint budget“— a less-detailed version of the budget it’ll eventually send…
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Is It Getting Easier for Companies to Cover Up Age Discrimination?
Since the early 1990s, corporate lawyers and conservative judges have sought to shrink what counts as discrimination, making…
Here’s What Happens If the ACA’s Essential Health Benefits Are Eliminated
The Health Policy Center’s Linda Blumberg explains the likely consequences.
The Loss of the Affordable Care Act May Be Catastrophic for Mental Health
As Republicans move to gut Obamacare, patients seeking mental-health care — coverage that’s already spartan — find themselves with even fewer options…
Former Lobbyist With For-Profit Colleges Quits the Department of Education
Under fire from Senator Elizabeth Warren, Taylor Hansen quit the department this week. By Annie Waldman Secretary of…
Can Disability Rights Stay Bipartisan?
The Supreme Court just ruled 8–0 in favor of the rights of disabled students to a real education.…
The Promise and Peril of Free-Market Health-Care Reform
Can motivated patients and the free market save the American health-care system?
Undocumented Criminals Are Not the Enemy
Just because the government says someone’s a “bad hombre” doesn’t mean we should allow police to kidnap them.…
The Building Blocks for Trump’s Border Wall Are Being Laid
The Trump administration solicits bids for first $600 million of work on a wall whose total cost no…