Arizona

ARCHES Initiative Tackles Housing & Health in Latino Communities

TL/DR - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded a Hispanic Serving Institutions Center of Excellence grant to create the Arizona Research Center for Housing Equity and Sustainability (ARCHES) program. Located at Arizona State University and the University of Arizona, the $3 million program will focus on housing, climate,…
Health & Wellness

State Medicaid Targets Deceased’s Estates for Health Cost Recovery

TL/DR - The US government requires states to recover money from the assets of deceased Medicaid patients who relied on the taxpayer-funded health insurance. However, a Democratic lawmaker recently proposed disbanding this program, arguing that it collects only around 1% of the more than $150 billion Medicaid spends annually on long-term care. The…
Health & Wellness

Exploring New Laws to Combat Rising Addiction & Mental Health Crisis

TL/DR - Maryland currently has multiple opportunities to improve insurance coverage and care accessibility for substance use and mental health, with over 2,500 Marylanders lost to overdose in 2023 alone, 922,000 individuals aged 12 and older documented as having a substance use disorder, and another 1,089,000 struggling with mental health issues.…
Politics

Evaluating Donald Trump’s Assertions That He Would Have Performed Better

TL/DR - Former US President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that, had he won the 2020 election, the world would not have seen an attack on Israel, an attack on Ukraine, or experienced inflation. However, experts argue that these claims, which cannot be definitively tested or refuted, lack context and explanation. Many also argue that the…