Mattie Quinn
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Past articles by Mattie:
Some States Say No to 'Lunch Shaming' Low-Income Students
Cold PB&Js for students who can’t pay? Some states are saying no. → Read More
How Cities Are Bringing 911 Into the 21st Century
Community paramedicine is changing the way some places respond to health emergencies. → Read More
Lowering Out-of-Pocket Health Costs Isn't Easy. States Have Tried. Now Congress Is Giving It a Shot.
Congress is promising to tackle them this year. Can it succeed where states haven't? → Read More
Is Racism a Public Health Crisis?
One county thinks so. → Read More
Is Porn a Public Health Crisis? 16 States Say Yes.
In just three years, more than a dozen states have passed resolutions declaring pornography a public health crisis. The research is more complicated. → Read More
Medicaid Work Requirements Face More Technical and Legal Challenges
The policy faces another court test, this time in New Hampshire, where officials delayed it amid public confusion and website glitches. → Read More
California Takes Obamacare to a New Level as the Law's Fate Looms
The state is restoring the individual mandate and making an unprecedented effort to help the middle class afford health insurance. → Read More
One State's Big Leap to Reduce Medicare and Medicaid's Out-of-Pocket Costs
Washington state is going further than any other to cover aging Americans' medical bills. → Read More
Many Students Are in Crisis. So Is America's School Counseling System.
Counselors say budget cuts have left them unable to respond to students’ mental health needs. → Read More
How Trump's Plan to Redefine Poverty Would Impact Health Care and Food Stamps
The potential change in the federal poverty line would lower the number of people who qualify for social services by more than half a million. → Read More
Trump's Immigration Policies May Make It Harder for Elderly to Find Care
Immigrants make up a quarter of the long-term care workforce, which struggles with high turnover. Without them, shortages could worsen and make it harder for people to age at home. → Read More
Who Should Approve Medical Vaccine Exemptions?
Amid concerns over "fake" exemptions, California is debating a bill that would make public health officials sign off on them like they do in other states. Doctors support the legislation, but the Democratic governor has criticized it. → Read More
Funerals Are Now Unaffordable. Local Governments Are Paying the Price.
Funerals have become a luxury that many Americans can’t afford. Cities and counties are paying the price. → Read More
18 and On Your Own: A New Way to Ease the Transition From Foster Care
Aging out of the system brings tough challenges that states are trying to help young adults overcome. → Read More
Minneapolis Invests in Child Care That Parents Can Afford: Family and Friends
More people are believed to be relying on family and friends to watch their kids. Minneapolis is helping to educate those informal providers. → Read More
Report: Babies Are More Likely to Die in States That Didn't Expand Medicaid
Infant mortality rates have dropped in expansion states and risen in nonexpansion states. → Read More
Public Housing Agencies Oppose HUD Plan to Evict Immigrant Families
There's a problem with the Trump administration's proposal that Secretary Ben Carson defended on Tuesday. Local authorities don't want to enforce it. → Read More
Uncertainty Clouds States' Plans to Import Prescription Drugs From Canada
Florida and Vermont are moving forward with their efforts to lower drug prices despite mixed messages from the federal government and unanswered questions. → Read More
Cities Build Homeless Shelters for LGBT Youth
The population experiences homelessness at disproportionate rates. → Read More
Safe Drug Injection Sites Are Coming to America. Canada Has Had Them for Years.
These clinics have radically changed how addicts are treated and reduced opioid overdoses in other countries. But the U.S. cities trying to open one are facing intense pushback. → Read More