Voters on SNAP are sad after voting for anti-SNAP party

Michelle Flowers took eight months to get her food stamp benefits reinstated after they lapsed last year. Christine MacArthur lost the $670 a month she had been receiving in SNAP benefits. Arizona's SNAP enrollment has fallen by over 50% as the state has moved more aggressively to implement the new federal requirements.

Health care reform passed: What insured people need to know about the GKV savings program

Weekly digital edition of SPIEGEL includes e-paper (PDF), digital archive and S+ newsletter. Free access to all S+ articles on SPIEGel.de and in the app (e-paper, digital archive, and newsletter). For more information, visit the website.

Why we’re building Scalable Digital Coordination Systems for Vulnerable Widows in Sub-Saharan Africa

Widows are among the most economically vulnerable and socially excluded populations in Sub-Saharan Africa. WApp Solution is a mobile-first digital coordination platform designed to connect vulnerable widows to financial inclusion systems, livelihood opportunities, service providers, implementing partners, donors and community support networks. It is designed as digital infrastructure rather than a geographically fixed program. The intended scaling pathway is: Pilot in Busia County, Kenya, Regional Expansion in Kenya, and Multi-Country Platform in Africa.

New York boys club has a time-tested recipe to protect members’ mental health

A reporter wanted to interview some of the middle-schoolers from the Boys' Club of New York for a story about the mental health crisis in boys. Many of the 2,500 boys who participate in the organization's after-school and weekend activities come from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds.

WATCH: Dr. Oz says Newsom, other blue states have turned Medicaid fraud into a 'feature'

CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz says Medicaid fraud has become a "feature" of the system. He believes some states are using Medicaid-funded care programs as an economic engine for their state and distributing federal reimbursements to pay unemployed people. Oz also argued the arrangement creates political incentives because those workers can unionize, which benefits Democrats by helping fund their political action committees.

The craziest American hospital grift yet

New York-Presbyterian is the dominant hospital chain in Manhattan with $11.5 billion in sales and a half billion in profits last year. It claims to be a rural hospital under Medicare rules, but it's an urban hospital under different Medicare rules that offer more money to hospitals in high-cost cities. This “dual classification” grift has exploded since 2016.

Voters on SNAP are sad after voting for anti-SNAP party
Voters on SNAP are sad after voting for anti-SNAP party

Michelle Flowers took eight months to get her food stamp benefits reinstated after they lapsed last year. Christine MacArthur lost the $670 a month she had been receiving in SNAP benefits. Arizona's SNAP enrollment has fallen by over 50% as the state has moved more aggressively to implement the new federal requirements.

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Health care reform passed: What insured people need to know about the GKV savings program
Health care reform passed: What insured people need to know about the GKV savings program

Weekly digital edition of SPIEGEL includes e-paper (PDF), digital archive and S+ newsletter. Free access to all S+ articles on SPIEGel.de and in the app (e-paper, digital archive, and newsletter). For more information, visit the website.

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Why we’re building Scalable Digital Coordination Systems for Vulnerable Widows in Sub-Saharan Africa
Why we’re building Scalable Digital Coordination Systems for Vulnerable Widows in Sub-Saharan Africa

Widows are among the most economically vulnerable and socially excluded populations in Sub-Saharan Africa. WApp Solution is a mobile-first digital coordination platform designed to connect vulnerable widows to financial inclusion systems, livelihood opportunities, service providers, implementing partners, donors and community support networks. It is designed as digital infrastructure rather than a geographically fixed program. The intended scaling pathway is: Pilot in Busia County, Kenya, Regional Expansion in Kenya, and Multi-Country Platform in Africa.

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New York boys club has a time-tested recipe to protect members’ mental health
New York boys club has a time-tested recipe to protect members’ mental health

A reporter wanted to interview some of the middle-schoolers from the Boys' Club of New York for a story about the mental health crisis in boys. Many of the 2,500 boys who participate in the organization's after-school and weekend activities come from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds.

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WATCH: Dr. Oz says Newsom, other blue states have turned Medicaid fraud into a 'feature'
WATCH: Dr. Oz says Newsom, other blue states have turned Medicaid fraud into a 'feature'

CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz says Medicaid fraud has become a "feature" of the system. He believes some states are using Medicaid-funded care programs as an economic engine for their state and distributing federal reimbursements to pay unemployed people. Oz also argued the arrangement creates political incentives because those workers can unionize, which benefits Democrats by helping fund their political action committees.

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The craziest American hospital grift yet
The craziest American hospital grift yet

New York-Presbyterian is the dominant hospital chain in Manhattan with $11.5 billion in sales and a half billion in profits last year. It claims to be a rural hospital under Medicare rules, but it's an urban hospital under different Medicare rules that offer more money to hospitals in high-cost cities. This “dual classification” grift has exploded since 2016.

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