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Chicago’s Water Inequality
84% of Chicago’s Pipes contain lead with Black and Latino Communities being disproportionately affected by this fatal contamination.
Indiana Puts Pressure on Nonprofit Hospitals
Indiana House Bill 1004 attempts to bring health care costs down by revoking a hospitals nonprofit status if they charge more than 300% of their modified Medicare reimbursement rate.
Family Solutions To Food Scarcity
San Bernardino County is home to 32 designated food deserts and is investing in community driven, scalable solutions that will improve children’s quality of living.
Missouri’s Rural Healthcare Abandonment
The rural healthcare crisis in Missouri is reaching its fever pitch as hospital closures and short-staffed clinics are becoming the norm.
Lead Line Replacement in Iowa
Des Moines Water Works has expanded its lead service line replacement program to 400 new homes, making these homes eligible to get their lead water service lines replaced for free.
North Dakota’s Grocery Pilot Program
A new program lead by the North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives aims to help sustain grocery stores in rural North Dakota by developing a joint distribution network and prioritizing locally produced food.
New York Hospital Closures
A recent report shows that nearly 60% of Upstate New York hospitals are at risk of closing.
PFAS and the States
A recent meeting of the Environmental Protection Agency concerning its plan to rescind and reconsider the landmark drinking water standard on PFAS set under the Biden Administration saw complaints about the regulations from state officials and industry representatives.
340B Rebate Program
The Trump Administration has announced a new pilot program for the 340B drug pricing program that would reduce discounts in favor of rebates.
Delaware’s Food Desert Response
The Delaware Grocery Initiative, a program created to increase access to affordable healthy food in underserved communities, is moving forward with its first round of funding.
Minnesota’s PFAS Problem
The number of wells flagged for elevated levels of PFAS chemicals in the Twin Cities was 30 times higher in 2024 than in the previous year, reflecting the increase of PFAS levels nationwide.
Rural Healthcare Crisis in Texas
The recent closure of Mid Coast Medical Center in Trinity, Texas is indicative of a statewide pattern of rural hospitals closing and leaving patients behind.
Rural Food Deserts
Food access should be plentiful in rural areas that produce their own food; however, food insecurity has become so pervasive in the United States that even rural communities are scrambling to find solutions to food deserts.
Colorado’s Drinking Water Solution
The EPA recently allocated $376,000 to Colorado to help address unsafe drinking water in schools and childcare facilities.
340B faces potential new Oversight
Recent news from the Trump administration suggests that oversight of the 340B federal drug discount program could move to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
Rural Hospitals Facing Widespread Upheaval
A recent article for Time Magazine examines the underlying reasons rural hospitals are forced to close.
American Food Insecurity Surpasses Pandemic Levels
A recent poll from Morning Consult reveals that the number of adults who sometimes or often don’t have enough food to eat has been rising over the past several years.
Flint’s Lead Failures
Eleven years after Flint, Michigan made headlines for the lead contamination in their water lines, their lead line replacement program is wrapping up, but at what cost?
Employers Critique 340B
The 340B drug pricing program, which was designed to help hospitals and clinics treat a large population of low-income and uninsured patients with outpatient drugs, has faced widespread criticism in recent years.
Milwaukee’s Grocery Store Devastation
Milwaukee is facing the growing threat of food deserts with five Pick ‘n Save Grocery stores announcing their closures over the next 18 months.