New York is making progress toward universal childcare. Since 2017, the Empire State Campaign for Child Care has been ...

Across the nation, gaps in health are large, persistent and increasing—many of them caused by barriers set up at all levels of our society. After all, it's hard to be healthy without access to good ...

Nearly half of working-age adults in the United States (46%) struggled to afford healthcare for their families in 2025, including more than one-third (35%) who said someone in their family had unmet ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has uprooted the lives of everyone living in the United States and around the world, but the most severe health and economic impacts have been concentrated among people of color, ...

The Health Insurance Marketplace (Marketplace) and Medicaid are important sources of coverage in farm states, with between one-fifth and one-third of the states’ populations enrolled in one of these ...

Although 41 states have expanded eligibility for Medicaid coverage as part of the Affordable Care Act, a study shows that coverage could be in jeopardy for millions of people if federal funding to ...

On a grey, drizzly day in February at the Washington Neighborhood Center (WNC), a handful of Native elders offer guidance to teenagers who are rolling bits of rosemary, sage, and sweetgrass into ...

Between 4.9 and 10.1 million people could lose Medicaid coverage in 2028 as the result of new work requirements and more frequent eligibility checks. H.R. 1, or the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, created ...

The Marketplace Pulse series provides expert insights on timely policy topics related to the health insurance marketplaces. The series, authored by RWJF Senior Policy Adviser Katherine Hempstead, ...

What a time we are in. The Trump administration’s vicious retrenchment on the policies, progress, and words of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion has severe consequences for health in America. These ...

When it comes to expanding opportunities for health, thinking the same approach will work universally is like expecting everyone to be able to ride the same bike. We’ve invested in creating multiple ...

Health care delivery often involves a one-size-fits-all approach. As clinicians, we treat a patient with a particular diagnosis similar to the last patient we saw with the same diagnosis because it’s ...