Robert MacNeil, a pioneer of public media journalism and a driving force behind the show that would become the PBS NewsHour, died Friday at the age of 93. to.pbs.org/441cZaf

So pleased the first of my Spencer fellowship stories has published! Thank you Kytja Weir KFF Health News my amazing editor and Diane Webber!! kffhealthnews.org/news/article/a…

Roughly 4.7 million people have been infected with dengue fever so far in 2024, an explosion of cases centered in Latin America and the Caribbean that experts warn could grow. to.pbs.org/3xGPG9y

Laura Santhanam reports. to.pbs.org/3xGPG9y

The GOP has spent a generation stacking the bench with anti-abortion judges. Donald Trump and other Republican candidates are now paying the price as ruling after ruling is keeping abortion in the spotlight.

My latest: politico.com/news/2024/04/1…

“Most of those marketplace plans, I kind of call catastrophic coverage.'

Mississippi hospital officials say marketplace insurance helps, but not as much as Medicaid.

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my latest report on “America at a Crossroads” - a tale of two states? division in Oregon highlights growing political rift between rural and urban areas pbs.org/newshour/show/…

The world needs answers about long #Covid , and treatment options for the people suffering from it. Sen. Bernie Sanders has a plan. STAT's Isa Cueto reports. statnews.com/2024/04/11/san…

House Speaker Jason White and Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann have both agreed to negotiate final details of a bill to expand Medicaid coverage to the working poor in public meetings, an increasingly rare occurrence at the state Capitol.

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The Arizona Supreme Court upheld an 1864 law outlawing abortions at any stage of pregnancy, unless the patient's life is in danger. Here's what you need to know about what the decision said, when it takes effect, and what's next, via Alice Miranda Ollstein + me. politico.com/news/2024/04/0…

Where do the House and Senate stand on Medicaid expansion?

Is there any common ground to find, and if so, is it common enough to get a two-thirds majority of lawmakers to override a Gov. Tate Reeves veto?

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NEW: What’s the House up to for their next big health care push? Telehealth!
Medicare pandemic-era flexibilities are expiring Dec. 31 & the House is laying groundwork for extending those already.

My scoop on next hearings/mark-ups in today’s Axios Pro: axios.com/pro/health-car…

'The decline in interest in pediatrics as a profession should serve as a significant warning sign,' Sallie Permar MD PhD and Dr. Bob Vinci write. 'Earlier attention to childhood diseases will diminish the economic impact of adult diseases.'
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The total solar eclipse stretching across the United States on Monday, April 8, is sure to be a spectacle.

We asked Miles O'Brien and Neil deGrasse Tyson to demonstrate the importance of how to best view this special event — and do so safely.

It *seems* like the #H5N1 viruses rampaging through the Americas have evolved to be better adapted to infecting wild birds & less adept at infecting people. But leading flu virologist Ron Fouchier is not assuaged. My conversation with him. statnews.com/2024/04/05/bir…

NEW: As consumer concern about plastic pollution grows, a third of adults in the United States say they have reduced their use of plastic products over the past five years.

That’s according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. to.pbs.org/3U0eIt0

CDC update on virus of infected farmer cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/s…

Plain language: Avian flu mutated at one specific spot, but not enough for ongoing human transmission, which is great news.

(PS this was incredible speed. Nimbleness that’s extremely helpful. Keep it up!)

One in 5 U.S. adults believe Americans may have to resort to violence to get their own country back on track, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll.

Laura Santhanam reports. to.pbs.org/3PMCy9o

1 in 5 Americans think violence may solve U.S. divisions, poll finds, according to our latest PBS NewsHour NPR Marist Poll pbs.org/newshour/polit…

Great overview from Laura Santhanam on where Mississippi stands with Medicaid expansion.

“Simply saying ‘no’ is not really a policy,” Anita Henderson MD, FAAP said. “It’s not going to move the needle for Mississippi.”
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SNAP, formerly known as food stamps, helps feed more than 40 million low-income Americans.

But what that assistance looks like and who can access it, varies greatly across the country.

Laura Barrón-López spoke with Betsy Cruz, a recipient in South Carolina.