New feature from your pal Megan! I embedded with a community health worker in Fresno, California to tell the story of why CHWs are so valuable to the health care system — and why they're under threat. I'm real proud of this one, would be thrilled if you read it. (gift link!)
Community health workers fill the gaps in places without enough doctors and nurses. Trump’s budget cuts are costing them their jobs, putting untold clients at risk.
My book came out one year ago today! It's been the wildest year of my life by a long shot; I feel absurdly lucky. And some news! They've pushed back the paperback release because the hardback is still selling well (🥲), so paperback TK in early 2027!
Community health workers fill the gaps in places without enough doctors and nurses. Trump’s budget cuts are costing them their jobs, putting untold clients at risk.
NYC vibes ahead of Game 3 are impeccable verging on feral, but I did just hear a barista say to their coworker "the Knicks, are they baseball?" so it's good to know that we continue to stave off the establishment of a monoculture.
Megan Greenwell
Did you know that every dollar invested in community health worker programs results in a $2.47 return for Medicaid??? They don't just save money for health care systems, they MAKE MONEY. And yet! I wrote a long feature about one CHW program that's been decimated by public health funding cuts.
BAD COMPANY
Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream
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lol. lmao even.
very excited to help launch Maris's paperback with her and Amanda! this is gonna be fun as hell and you should come.
It’s always a gift when a vulnerable person lets a reporter into the toughest parts of their lives. Sitting in on this meeting with a woman suffering so many indignities was one of the most rewarding experiences of my career.
what a fun morning sharing the stage with @balint.house.gov and @maxwellfrost.bsky.social to talk about our broken economic system and how to fix it at Netroots Nation. #nn26
