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.
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.
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.
very excited to help launch Maris's paperback with her and Amanda! this is gonna be fun as hell and you should come.
lol. lmao even.
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.