6/13/2019: CA Proposal Would Expand Health Care To Some Undocumented Immigrants - From fire and ash to caps, gowns: Graduation in Paradise

Today's Article: CA Proposal Would Expand Health Care To Some Undocumented Immigrants
From: NPR
Readability Score: 14.1

Will Medicaid style healthcare expand to illegal immigrants in California? Who will pay to cost for the program? What's fair?

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Today's Alternate Article: From fire and ash to caps, gowns: Graduation in Paradise
Readability Score: 8.5

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4/4/2019: U.S. judge blocks Medicaid work rules in blow to Trump - Toddlers engage more with print books than tablets: Study

Today's Article: U.S. judge blocks Medicaid work rules in blow to Trump
From: AP News
Readability Score: 11.8

Work requirements for health coverage, fair or unfair? Several states believe its fair but a federal judge disagrees and has blocked the rules. Where do you stand?

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Readability Score: 9.7

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11/29/2018: Arkansas Work Program Drops 12,000 from Medicaid - Why Ford Is Getting Into The Scooter Business

Today's Article: Arkansas Work Program Drops 12,000 from Medicaid
From: US News and World Report
Readability Score: 12.4

Arkansas was the first state in the nation to impose a work requirement for citizens to get Medicaid (health insurance for the poor). Now several thousand have lost coverage. Has Arkansas made a mistake?

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Readability Score: 9.3

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5/13/2016: States Pressured to Restore Funding Stripped From Planned Parenthood - 14-year-old Could Become a Vending Machine Mogul

Today's Article: States Pressured to Restore Funding Stripped From Planned Parenthood (17.1)
From: Wall Street Journal
Readability Score: 17.1


Administration warns states that halting Medicaid funding to organizations providing abortion services could be violation of federal law

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Readability Score: 8.8

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4/5/2016: German Railway Company Introduces Women-Only Carriages - Medicaid Rules Can Thwart Immigrants Who Need Dialysis

Today's Article: German Railway Company Introduces Women-Only Carriages (13.4)
From: Washington Post

Despite calls for increased safety measures for women, Mitteldeutsche Regiobahn has faced harsh criticism for its decision.

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