Conservatives notch 2 victories in their fight to deny Planned Parenthood federal funding through Medicaid

A provision in the big legislative package and a related Supreme Court ruling mark the culmination of a strategy to defund the health care provider that was in full swing by 2007.

Rachel Rebouché, Professor of Law, Temple University • conversation
July 3, 2025 • ~8 min

Supreme Court rules that states may deny people covered by Medicaid the freedom to choose Planned Parenthood as their health care provider

The ruling limits the rights of Medicaid patients to choose their own health care provider. It could have consequences far beyond South Carolina.

Sonia Suter, Professor of Law, George Washington University • conversation
June 27, 2025 • ~10 min

Low-income homeowners hit by disasters may get less help from the government, as Trump administration nixes rules on fairness, community input and resilience

Changes made to comply with executive orders could interfere with the mission of a program that has historically helped some of the people who most need a hand.

Ivis García, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University • conversation
June 20, 2025 • ~8 min

Gay Men’s Health Crisis showed how everyday people stepped up when institutions failed during the height of the AIDS epidemic – providing a model for today

Despite funding cuts, political scapegoating and internal tensions, thousands of volunteers came together in the 1980s to provide care to a stigmatized community.

Eden Lowinger, Research Assistant in Social Work, Binghamton University, State University of New York • conversation
June 18, 2025 • ~12 min

When developing countries band together, lifesaving drugs become cheaper and easier to buy − with trade-offs

Pharmaceutical companies have little incentive to sell drugs to countries that can’t afford them. But bargaining together can increase access to vital treatments worldwide.

Nahim Bin Zahur, Assistant Professor of Economics, Queen's University, Ontario • conversation
June 17, 2025 • ~10 min

Trump moves to gut low-income energy assistance as summer heat descends and electricity prices rise

The problem of high energy prices and rising numbers of people unable to afford them isn’t lost on the Trump administration.

Shelley Welton, Professor of Law and Energy Policy, University of Pennsylvania • conversation
May 13, 2025 • ~9 min

Trump guts low-income energy assistance as summer heat descends and electricity prices rise

The problem of high energy prices and rising numbers of people unable to afford them isn’t lost on the Trump administration.

Shelley Welton, Professor of Law and Energy Policy, University of Pennsylvania • conversation
May 13, 2025 • ~9 min

Children in military families face unique psychological challenges, and the barriers to getting help add to the strain

Frequent moves and long deployments can lead to trouble at home.

Anne Ritter, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus • conversation
May 2, 2025 • ~6 min

Cancer research in the US is world class because of its broad base of funding − with the government pulling out, its future is uncertain

Since 1971, the US has led the world in funding cancer research and developing new treatments that have driven down death rates. This may soon no longer be the case.

Jeffrey MacKeigan, Professor of Pediatrics and Human Development, Michigan State University • conversation
April 28, 2025 • ~12 min

Supreme Court considers whether states may prevent people covered by Medicaid from choosing Planned Parenthood as their health care provider

The court’s decision on whether Medicaid patients can choose their own health care provider could have consequences far beyond South Carolina.

Sonia Suter, Professor of Law, George Washington University • conversation
April 2, 2025 • ~10 min

/

8