By: Marshall Allen, ProPublica To an outsider, the fancy booths at last month’s health insurance industry gathering in San Diego aren’t very compelling. A handful of companies pitching “lifestyle” data and salespeople touting jargony phrases like “social determinants of health.” But dig deeper and the implications of what they’re selling…

By: Trimmel Gomes, Public News Service – FL TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – After a federal judge temporarily halted deportations of immigrant families reunited at the southwest border, immigrant-rights groups say there is still a problem with keeping families incarcerated for profit. U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw imposed a delay of at…

By Emma Platoff, The Texas Tribune July 17, 2018 “State audit finds billion-dollar errors in Texas health agency’s contracting process” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. A…

By: Dan Heyman, Public News Service – WV CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Some West Virginians with chronic illnesses are dreading a federal lawsuit over the rule that insurance companies have to cover pre-existing medical conditions. The suit was filed by the attorney general of Texas, but the U.S. Department of Justice…

(PRESS RELEASE) Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement today on President Trump’s meeting and press conference with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki: “Today’s press conference in Helsinki was one of the most disgraceful performances by an American president…

By: Kavitha Surana, ProPublica SULPHUR, La. — Sendy Karina Ferrera Amaya opened her mouth, and a gloved hand gave each cheek a perfunctory brush with a cotton swab. Fifteen seconds, and the $429 DNA test she’d paid for was over. “Eso es todo,” the lab technician said last Thursday. That…

By: Stephanie Carson, Public News Service – AR LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – This week, members of Congress will continue their push for an investigation into the detention of pregnant women in Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities. Numerous reports of pregnant women miscarrying and lacking proper health care in ICE custody…

By Emma Platoff, The Texas Tribune July 16, 2018 “Judge temporarily blocks immediate deportations of reunited immigrant families” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Families who were…

By: Trimmel Gomes, Public News Service – WI MADISON, Wis. – The first-ever death in Wisconsin from Rocky Mountain spotted fever has state health officials warning residents to stay vigilant, not just during the summer months but year-round. If left untreated, the disease – carried by ticks – can cause…

By Marissa Evans, The Texas Tribune July 16, 2018 “Texas fetal remains burial trial gets underway” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. State and reproductive rights attorneys…