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Broken Rehab -- How delays and bankruptcy let a nursing home chain avoid paying settlements for injuries and deaths.

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Nutrition -- Even as SNAP resumes, new work rules threaten access for years to come.

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LGBTQ+ Health -- An HIV expert refused to censor data, then quit the CDC.

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Republicans Left Tribes Out of Their $50B Rural Fund. -- Now it's up to states to share.

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More from the California Bureau

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Wheelchair? Hearing Aids? Yes. 'Disabled'? No Way.

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Noticias en Español

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Las armas promovidas para la seguridad personal provocan una crisis de salud pública en comunidades negras

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Las personas sin hogar de DC se esconden a la intemperie, se enferman más y le cuestan más al sistema

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