NNPA Newswire — It’s not enough to acknowledge obesity for what it is, a silent killer upending Black women’s lives. Acknowledgement must be tied to immediate...
By Ana B. Ibarra CalMatters Five months after declaring a fiscal emergency and predicting that they’d run out of funds by early this year, officials at...
From less access to quality healthcare, to the exclusion of anti-obesity medications from Medicare, and most Medicaid and general insurance coverage, our healthcare systems under-prioritizes the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — From less access to quality healthcare, to the exclusion of anti-obesity medications from Medicare, and most Medicaid and general insurance coverage, our healthcare...
By Barrington M. Salmon NNPA Newswire Food security advocates, policymakers, and others had been warning of the dire consequences to those most in need if Congress...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — AARP Georgia released key findings from a 2022 runoff election survey that shows candidates should pay close attention to Georgians age 50 and older, with...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — While our legislative wins were impressive and unprecedented, the pundits remained focused on the noise and name calling. They bought into the dire...
Emil Guillermo, What’s up with Liz Cheney and her one-woman crusade to save democracy? Is she really speaking to us in the BIPOC community? I got...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — It includes strengthening critical provisions of the Affordable Care Act, providing Medicare with authority to negotiate certain prescription drug costs, and administration officials...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I’m thrilled we were finally able to pass this historic, once-in-a-generation investment in our country’s future that will lower costs for Georgians, create...
TEXAS METRO NEWS — “Don’t call your girlfriends or don’t go to YouTube University. You need to go to someone with board certified credentials,” stresses Dr....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — A former policy official who played a crucial role in guiding the Affordable Care Act – or Obamacare – through passage and implementation,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Now is the time for the Congress of the United States to act and to vote to pass President Joe Biden’s bold and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The question remains: Is the Mississippi health system in failure mode? Dr. Alan Jones stated in a press conference, Tuesday, August 17, “In...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In this year alone, he has mismanaged a public health crisis and the resulting economic recession — both of which have disproportionally affected...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “After refusing a Democratic nominee to the Supreme Court because an election was eight months away, they will confirm a Republican nominee before...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Kristen Welker of NBC News moderated the debate, presenting Trump a challenge to follow a Black and confident journalist’s directions – the President...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Dr. King’s belief in universal programs as the key to our nation’s shared prosperity has long been central to the African American tradition....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “This is an important step toward providing American consumers more accessible and affordable prescription drugs,” Congressman Clyburn said. “In the United States, our...
THE AFRO — While County Executive Angela Alsobrooks continues to promote her “Prince George’s Proud” initiative, she wants everyone to count…literally. Alsobrooks is determined that all residents...
ORLANDO ADVOCATE — For every 1,000 people enrolled in Medicare in the Lakeland metro area, there are about 70 hospitalizations for conditions that could or should...
INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER — As flu season begins, the Marion County Public Health Department is offering low-cost flu vaccine at special walk-in clinics in October. These clinics...
LOUISIANA WEEKLY — The estimated 15 million Medicare enrollees with diabetes or chronic kidney disease are eligible for the benefit, but the federal health insurance program...
NASHVILLE PRIDE — Republicans and Democrats in the United States Senate have announced a proposal of nearly three-dozen specific provisions that will reduce the cost of what...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, released a Committee Staff Report on the prices of...
