Health & Human Services
Working in Extreme Heat is Risky for Pregnant Workers. Advocates Say Passing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Could Help
But time is running out to pass the legislation before the new congressional term starts.
America’s Massive Gap Providing Mental Health Services
Counties are pushing Congress to help fix the problem, which is especially bad in rural communities. But whether lawmakers will do so as part of upcoming budget legislation is unclear.
Maternal Health Risks Increase Where Rent is High
COMMENTARY | New research links high rent relative to income with life-threatening risks to maternal health during labor and delivery.
Schools, Sheriffs, and Syringes: State Plans Vary for Spending $26B in Opioid Settlement Funds
The cash represents an unprecedented opportunity to derail the opioid epidemic, but with countless groups advocating for their share of the pie, the impact could depend heavily on geography and politics.
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New Tools Help State and Local Governments Battle Ransomware, Other Big Disasters
When governments find themselves being ransomed, their choices are typically to pay, which will undercut their ability to deliver key services to their communities due to budget restrictions, or not pay, resulting in the immediate inability to serve their communities and the loss of key data that will inevitably plague them for years afterwards.
Thousands of Experts Hired to Aid Public Health Departments Are Losing Their Jobs
As the Covid-19 pandemic raged, an independent nonprofit tied to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hired an army of seasoned professionals to fill the gaps in the country’s public health system. Now, the money has largely run out, and state and local health departments are again without their expertise.
Fight Over Health Care Minimum Wage Yields a Split Decision in Southern California
Voters in Inglewood were poised to approve a union-backed $25 minimum wage for workers at private hospitals and facilities, while nearby voters rejected it.
The High Toll of Work on Mental Health and Its Hit to Productivity
New survey findings show that more than a third of workers say their jobs are a drag on their mental health, with government employees topping a list of those reporting ill effects.
Stopping the Churn: Why Some States Want to Guarantee Medicaid Coverage From Birth to Age 6
Oregon has become the first state to allow kids to stay in the government health care program from birth to age 6, no matter if their household income changes. California, Washington, and New Mexico are pursuing similar policies.
American Workers Feel Alienated, Helpless and Overwhelmed – Here’s One Way to Alleviate Their Malaise
COMMENTARY | What if the best parts of two competing visions for a solution were brought together?
Kentucky Becomes Second Conservative State to Reject Anti-abortion Amendment This Year
Following this summer’s vote in Kansas, the race could strengthen an argument that abortion restrictions are a losing issue, even in conservative states.
States Struggle to Curb Fake Emotional Support Animals
"This is really being exploited by people who want pets in housing that doesn’t allow pets."
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