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Congressional Republicans have advocated to slash federal spending by tying work requirements to Medicaid and SNAP.
Across the country, schools are reporting rising cafeteria debt, and fewer kids are enrolling in their free and reduced price programs. Many states are moving to make meals free for all kids again.
Title X clinics offered more preventive care access in 2021 than they did in 2020, continuing to serve a low-income and diverse patient population, per federal reports.
Providing housing to people who are chronically homeless, and women who are pregnant or who have a newborn child, is particularly important.
Lack of stable housing while fighting cancer can be one of the risk factors most likely to increase mortality, researchers from UC San Diego School of Medicine revealed in a paper published Friday.
Middle-income seniors are those who are unlikely to qualify for Medicaid but do not have adequate resources to pay for the housing and care options they need. The lead author called for efforts to be taken to improve the affordability of long-term care for seniors, particularly for those of lower income.
A growing number of hospitals are outsourcing often-unprofitable outpatient services for their poorest patients by setting up independent, nonprofit organizations to provide primary care.