US Judge Names Receiver To Take Over California Prisons’ Mental Health Program
SACRAMENTO — A judge has initiated a federal court takeover of California’s troubled prison mental health system by naming the former head of the Federal…
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Tribal Health Leaders Say Medicaid Cuts Would Decimate Health Programs
As Congress mulls potentially massive cuts to federal Medicaid funding, health centers that serve Native American communities, such as the Oneida Community Health Center near…
Amid Plummeting Diversity at Medical Schools, a Warning of DEI Crackdown’s ‘Chilling Effect’
The Trump administration’s crackdown on DEI programs could exacerbate an unexpectedly steep drop in diversity among medical school students, even in states like California, where…
Her Case Changed Trans Care in Prison. Now Trump Aims To Reverse Course.
In 2019, Cristina Iglesias filed a lawsuit that changed the course of treatment for herself and other transgender inmates in federal custody. Iglesias, a trans…
ICEARY Conference 2025
The Shift Everything team attended the ICEARY (Illinois Coalition for Educating At-Risk Youth) Conference in Bloomington in early March. We chatted with several attendees and…
Congressman Blames Trump for Ending Telehealth Medicare Benefit. That’s Not Quite Right.
“Breaking news: The Trump administration just announced that Medicare will stop covering telehealth starting April 1. … We need to stand up to these Medicare…
Scientist Whose Work Led FDA To Ban Food Dye Says Agency Overstated Risk
When the FDA announced in January, before President Joe Biden’s term ended, that it would ban a dye called red dye No. 3 in food…
Checking the Facts on Medicaid Use by Latinos
Spending cuts, immigration, and Medicaid are at the top of the Washington agenda. That climate provides fertile ground for misinformation and myths to multiply on…
Watch: The Dr. Oz Show Comes to Congress
The Senate Finance Committee got its chance March 14 to question Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the vast Centers for Medicare &…
Can House Republicans Cut $880 Billion Without Slashing Medicaid? It’s Likekly Impossible.
The prospect of deep Medicaid cuts has become a flashpoint in Congress, with leaders of both parties accusing their counterparts of lying. House Democratic leader…