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Medicaid Overhaul Complicates States’ Plans to Bring Care Into Jails and Prisons

by Julie Wernau and Dan Gorenstein June 18, 2026June 22, 2026

Funding cuts and program changes required by H.R. 1 are forcing states to make hard choices about the future of this bipartisan experiment.

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Cost of Care

The U.S. Saved $1 Trillion on Health Care. Why Doesn’t It Feel Like It?

by Melanie Evans and Dan Gorenstein May 14, 2026May 21, 2026

New research from leading health economist David Cutler explores what’s behind a historic slowdown in health spending, even as millions of Americans struggle to afford their care.