New reporting on pregnancy-related prosecutions describes a system that can turn the need for care into a reason to fear seeking it. Most recorded charges concerned substance use, not abortion prosecutions.
Arizona health workers warn that restricting Medicaid can turn manageable conditions into expensive emergencies. Removing coverage from a budget does not remove the patient from the hospital.
A USDA proposal would finally require chip-enabled food assistance cards. Protecting people from theft is a useful kind of fraud crackdown. Now comes the question of paying for the locks.
A new congressional report finds that the federal response to overseas scams cannot provide one accounting of what was seized and what victims got back. The criminals have a business model. The government has departments.