Insufficient Mental Health and Medical Treatment Is the Cause of Most Jails’ Woes
A concerted Medicaid enrollment push and community supervision programs could be the key to reducing inmate populations and costs.
Should Medicaid Recipients Have to Work?
Arizona wants to require Medicaid recipients to work for their benefits. Will other states follow?
Stats Shot: How Has the Number of People Receiving Food Stamp Benefits in Each State Changed Since 2010?
In most places, the average number of people participating in the SNAP program remains high compared to where it was then.
Are Florida’s Hospitals Price Gouging Patients?
The Sunshine State’s governor thinks so, and he’s pushing cost transparency legislation to inform patients’ healthcare decisions.
Colorado Battle Over Local Control of Oil and Gas Drilling Far From Over
Does state law preempt local attempts to regulate fracking?
Smoking Ban Repeal Vote in Wyoming; Unpaid Water Bills Protest in Detroit Enclave
Leaders in this Oregon county really don’t want marijuana.
Can Health Insurance Co-ops Survive?
The Affordable Care Act gave us health insurance co-ops instead of universal health insurance, but their long-term sustainability is in question.
Stats Shot: Which States Have the Most Residents Without Health Insurance?
New U.S. Census Bureau figures offer insight into how coverage levels in each of the 50 states have changed since the implementation of Obamacare.
Digital Health Investment Isn’t Happening Where You Might Expect
Metro areas known for tech startups, not healthcare, are leading innovation that could ultimately lower medical costs.
After Same-Sex Marriage Ruling, States Reconsider Domestic Partner Benefits
These benefits may be more vulnerable within state and local government, where competition over employees isn’t as fierce as in the private sector and where leaders have been under pressure to keep finances in check since the recession.
Are Professional Firefighters Needed Today or a Drain on Resources?
A recent ‘Washington Post’ op-ed has sparked a robust discussion about the economics and realities impacting first responders.
In Silicon Valley, a New App to Empower Diners With Health Compliance Info
With new data tools, citizens can make more informed decisions about where they’re eating.
Minnesota Awaits Return of Avian Flu; An Olympic Acceleration for the ‘Subway to the Sea’ in L.A.?
Also: Corporate bankruptcy hits North Jersey city hard and Northern Indiana unites.
Will Better Death Certificates Mean Better Policy?
States want to understand mortality, and faulty documentation means they may not know as much as they think.
A Brilliant One-Voter Business-District Election; Bypassing Legislative Gatekeepers on Gun Control
Also: Lead-poisoned and preyed upon in Baltimore and vetoing heroin-addiction programs in Illinois.
Route Fifty City-County Roadtrip Recap: East Liverpool, the Sad, Unhealthy ‘City of Yesterday’
In an area once known for its fine pottery, there's now economic decline, heroin abuse, a hazardous waste incinerator and the nation's largest coal ash dumping site.
New England Struggles to Counter Heroin Addiction
Prescription drug abuse is also a huge problem across the region. Instead of more tough law enforcement, is a treatment-first approach the answer?
Banning Down Syndrome Abortions in Ohio; Major Marine Life Die-Off in Alaska
Also: New Orleans still reeling from Katrina and East Austin residents push back against gentrifiers.
Wasting Away in Powderita-ville? Not in New York State
Gov. Andrew Cuomo signs the nation’s latest ban on powdered alcohol.
How Minnesota Returns Nursing Home Patients to Their Communities
The state’s pocketing $20 million over five years, and those eligible can hold on to their savings.
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