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Before joining KFF, Briah Lumpkins was an enterprise reporter for publications in the Carolinas and Texas where she covered health, politics, racial inequalities, water quality and more. Her work has been recognized by press associations in North and South Carolina. Lumpkins is a graduate of Miami University in Ohio, where she studied journalism and sociology.
This brief highlights lessons from “Medicaid unwinding" that could help inform work requirement implementation. State experience with Medicaid unwinding illustrated the complexity of Medicaid eligibility processes and that outcomes reflect federal and state policy decisions, implementation and systems.
This tracker provides up-to-date information on countries with signed bilateral MOU global health agreements with the U.S.
This tracker examines Executive Actions taken by the Trump administration that have the potential to impact LGBTQ+ people’s health. It lists the action taken by date, provisions relevant to LGBTQ+ health, and describes potential impact, including litigation challenging these actions.
This brief provides on overview of funding proposals for domestic HIV programs and initiatives in President Trump’s FY27 budget request to Congress.
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