When data centers are constructed without rivers and communities in mind, it can inflict harmful impacts on our water supplies, aquatic habitats, and public health. Moreover, there is a broad lack of transparency surrounding data centers – Read more: americanrivers.org/rivers-and-dat…

The U.S. has a lower life expectancy than peer countries (79 vs. 82.7 years) and spends nearly twice as much as its peers on health care per person (and nearly $5,000 more per person than the next highest-spending country: Switzerland): on.kff.org/4dYBbRB

State policy will determine how many people lose Medicaid under work rules

Lawmakers spent big to give New Mexico health care system shot in the arm santafenewmexican.com/news/local_new… via Santa Fe New Mexican

❤️🇮🇷 BREAKING: IRANIANS are forming human-chains nationwide on bridges & around critical infrastructure to safeguard their country against U.S & Israeli strikes

Navigator cuts leave Americans with less help to find Obamacare plans stateline.org/2026/04/06/nav…

Immigrant Seniors Lose Medicare Coverage Despite Paying for It kffhealthnews.org/MjE3MjAyMg via @kffhealthnews

UnitedHealth Group is making a $3 billion bet on AI. What does it mean for patients? statnews.com/2026/04/06/uni… via STAT

Scientists are working on a vaccine for cancer. Here’s how it would work thehill.com/homenews/nexst…

As states scramble to supplement Medicaid cuts, MCO taxes are a tricky part of the equation beckershospitalreview.com/finance/as-sta…

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. nytimes.com/2026/04/07/hea…

Trump’s Personnel Agency Is Asking for Federal Workers’ Medical Records kffhealthnews.org/MjE4MDQxNg via @kffhealthnews

States Face Another Challenge With Medicaid Work Rules: Staffing Shortages kffhealthnews.org/MjE3ODk1MQ via @kffhealthnews

Trump promised to clamp down on health insurers. His policies are enriching them statnews.com/2026/04/09/med… via STAT

A Patients’ Bill of Rights To Lower Health Care Costs americanprogress.org/article/a-pati…

UnitedHealth is the nation’s largest health insurance conglomerate. ProPublica obtained what is effectively the company’s internal playbook for limiting and cutting therapy costs. Here’s what we found. propublica.org/article/united…

Watch: As AI Makes More Health Coverage Decisions, the Risks to Patients Grow kffhealthnews.org/MjE4MTAyMQ via @kffhealthnews

The intention of Medical Loss Ratio was to make sure insurers were spending at least 20% on healthcare for members. Corporate insurers have found a way to use it for profits.

Hospitals brace for new wave of federal cuts as GOP turns to reconciliation again  beckershospitalreview.com/finance/hospit…

The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion. In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose 29%. propublica.org/article/texas-…