Also known as “work requirements,” community engagement reqs expect those they define as able-bodied adults to either work at least 80 hr/month; be enrolled at least half-time in school; perform 80 hrs of community service; have an income of at least 80 hrs/month at fed min wage; or a mix of these.

Multiple states are very eager to share Medicaid, SNAP, and other data with the feds and third parties to achieve their aims of harassing immigrants who are minding their own business.

'Community Engagement Requirements' Will Eliminate Medicaid Benefits for Millions. Here's What You Can Do 👉 littlelobbyists.org/community-en...

the amount of crime this is...

Back when I worked for a Medicaid call center, you would get fired on the spot if you looked up anyone but the people you were helping. Even looking up yourself or your family would get you the boot. And these guys just passed that data off to their friends like NBD.

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ICE was supposed to delete the improperly shared data … But in recent days, federal officials have admitted to additional instances of improper data sharing. Full story via @npr.org

After #Medicaid officials improperly shared data about millions of people in January with immigration officials, ICE then shared that data with the data analytics firm Palantir, according to new court filings.

South Florida’s non-profits, hospitals and home healthcare providers rely heavily on Haitian professionals who serve with extraordinary skill and compassion. www.miamiherald.com/opinion/op-e...

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Parents and caregivers went to the KY Capitol to raise concerns that #Medicaid cuts could put services for vulnerable children and adults at risk, including people with disabilities. “Our children have become collateral damage in something they have nothing to do with” www.wkyt.com/2026/06/24/m...

Disability Groups Fear RFK Jr.’s New Special Education Role Alienated by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claims about autism, advocates for disabled students are sounding the alarm about the Trump administration's shifting special education programs to his department.

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CA's billionaires have already raised $107m to defeat a one-time tax that would only affect 200 people—and they put a deceptive countermeasure on the ballot ('retirement protection') that would cancel it out. We are going to be INUNDATED in political advertising about this.

there’s “no money” for #Medicaid but there’s money for whatever this is

Providers worry cuts could result in more Missourians seeking surgeries and emergency room care for issues like chronic back pain missouriindependent.com/2026/06/15/m...

If you thought ICE couldn't get any worse, then think again! This is what state Republicans have been pushing –> Tennessee will report 400 immigrant children, including cancer patients, to ICE next month under a new state law drafted with the White House. www.yahoo.com/news/politic...

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The nation’s largest for-profit Medicare Advantage insurers denied pre-approval requests for post-hospital care 51% to 80% of the time, the study says. The industry says the findings paint a flawed picture.

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New research on young children affected by the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis: www.latimes.com/world-nation...

Our co-founder, Martha Lawrence, talks politics with her 90-year-old mom all the time. So, Martha wasn’t surprised when she learned her mom wanted to start a resistance group in her retirement community. Need some inspiration? Read about it here: bootsonthegroundmidwest.substack.com/p/b30f9561-5...

““I would end up in the emergency room by the end of the day… And then in a nursing home.” There’s still time to NOT make these cuts happen — and we’ll keep fighting! #ProtectMediCal #ProtectMedicaid www.dailynews.com/2026/06/05/n...

Yet another community that's going to get hit by Medicaid job loss penalties: Cancer patients.

"At every opportunity, the Trump administration is taking a harsher approach to implementing Medicaid. That could mean bigger headaches for state Medicaid agencies, more people needlessly losing insurance, and eroded access to care for everyone." www.timesfreepress.com/news/2026/ju...

The new definition of medical frailty is likely to cut even people from the program, said Alan Witchey, CEO of the Damien Center, an Indianapolis nonprofit dedicated to fighting HIV. “I believe it will be a really major healthcare crisis in 2027 if this rule is to go into effect,” he said.

On an average day under Trump, ICE has 25 children aged 3 or younger in custody. In total, at least 500 babies and toddlers have been detained. www.themarshallproject.org/2026/06/09/b...

"The city is rolling out the red carpet for visiting teams and tourists while rolling out fares, permits, and jail cells for the people who live here.” - Amaia Cook, executive director of Decarcerate KC @kcdefender.bsky.social

Every day, we see more disgusting attacks against mothers and children

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John Oliver: Just last week, administration officials triumphantly announced indictments as part of their ongoing crackdown on health care fraud. But [...] some of those fraud cases seem strikingly similar to those for which Trump has granted clemency, when people have had connections to him.

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The rural hospital crisis is killing people and rapidly escalating. The Republican cuts to Medicaid are basically going to be the end of hospital services in the rural US.

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She was deported without her toddler. Then ICE blamed her for his killing. 
ICE accused Wendy Hernandez Reyes of leaving her child with a violent uncle, but she says her son would still be alive if officers hadn’t detained and deported her.

"A sweeping federal spending package signed by President Donald Trump last year — his “big, beautiful bill” — is expected to slash Medicaid funding by about $1 trillion over the coming decade, just as many states are already struggling with rising costs." www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

High schoolers build kickball launcher so every kid can play field day

Broken school elevator forces student with muscular dystrophy to climb stairs for weeks 6abc.com/post/broken-...

it is the year 2026

Truly monstrous.

Fort Covington, NY - "It was so unfathomable that our children were seeing these boxes and hearing children screaming in these boxes," said Herne, a parent and a member of the tribal community. "I cried, I threw up and I immediately grabbed my laptop and said, What are we going to do?"

NY orders broad reform of public school that held Native children with disabilities in wooden boxes

Vance to states: Prosecute fraud or risk Medicaid funding cuts Move comes months after vice president announced the federal government would halt $259 million in Medicaid payments to Minnesota over fraud concerns. www.startribune.com/vance-to-sta...