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Media Tip Sheet: New Report Shows Taxpayers Were Paying Double for Medicaid Patients
A Wall Street Journal report found that “Health insurers got double-paid by the Medicaid system for the coverage of hundreds of thousands of patients across the country, costing taxpayers billions...
Ability to Regulate Behavior Assists in Language Development Among Children, New Study Shows
A young child’s ability to regulate behavior—a component of executive functioning (the cognitive processes that help with planning, focus, and self-control)—is related to how they process and acquire...
Media Tip Sheet: Budget Office Warns U.S. Could Hit Borrowing Limit as Soon as May
Congress’s nonpartisan bookkeeper estimated that the federal government could hit its borrowing limit as soon as May if tax revenue falls short of expectations.
Media Tip Sheet: Russia, Ukraine Agree to Black Sea Ceasefire
In two separate statements yesterday from U.S. and Russia and U.S and Ukraine, the White House announced an agreement between Russia and Ukraine to pause fighting in the Black Sea
Media Tip Sheet: D.C. Cherry Blossoms Nearing Peak Bloom
D.C.’s beloved cherry blossoms are continuing their journey toward peak bloom, officially reaching stage 5, or puffy white blossoms, March 23, 2025, according to the National Park Service.
A new report from the Commonwealth Fund and the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health warns that potential budget cuts to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition...
Media Tip Sheet: What 23andMe’s Bankruptcy Means for Personal Data
23andMe, the genetic information company, announced Sunday they were filing for bankruptcy, leading California’s Attorney General to issue a privacy “consumer alert” encouraging all users to delete...
Media Tip Sheet: Mark Twain Prize for American Humor and Political Humor in America
The Kennedy Center hosted comedians in Washington DC this past Sunday to honor (or roast) Conan O’Brien as the recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor Award
Media Tip Sheet: NTSB Issues Warning about Bridges in New York and New Jersey
The National Transit Safety Board has issued a warning for bridges in New York and New Jersey that need to be checked.
A one of its kind study has uncovered the significant role that environmental pollution and healthcare disparities play in the prevalence of congenital heart defects in Mexico.
