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White House Celebrates Record ACA Enrollment as Trump Administration Plans to Overhaul Health Care

White House Celebrates Record ACA Enrollment as Trump Administration Plans to Overhaul Health Care

Jan 14, 2025 | , , , , ,

The Biden-Harris Administration has announced a historic milestone: nearly 24 million Americans—including approximately 64,000 District residents—have signed up for Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace coverage for 2025, with one week remaining in the open enrollment period. The record-breaking figure represents nearly doubling enrollment since President Joe Biden took office. Over 45 million Americans are covered through the ACA’s Marketplace and Medicaid expansion, marking an all-time high in health insurance coverage in U.S. history.

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White House Celebrates Record ACA Enrollment as Trump Administration Plans to Overhaul Health Care

White House Celebrates Record ACA Enrollment as Trump Administration Plans to Overhaul Health Care

Jan 14, 2025 | , , , , ,

The Biden-Harris Administration has announced a historic milestone: nearly 24 million Americans—including approximately 64,000 District residents—have signed up for Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace coverage for 2025, with one week remaining in the open enrollment period. The record-breaking figure represents nearly doubling enrollment since President Joe Biden took office. Over 45 million Americans are covered through the ACA’s Marketplace and Medicaid expansion, marking an all-time high in health insurance coverage in U.S. history.

‘Burn Hollywood Burn’ Trends During L.A. Wildfires, Chuck D Responds with a Plea for Understanding

‘Burn Hollywood Burn’ Trends During L.A. Wildfires, Chuck D Responds with a Plea for Understanding

Jan 14, 2025 | , , , ,

Chuck D, the legendary frontman of Public Enemy, has long emphasized the power of visuals in shaping understanding. “People listen with their eyes; they don’t really listen with their ears,” he has said, noting the weight of images emanating from the Los Angeles County wildfires. That perspective has taken on new significance as Public Enemy’s protest anthem, “Burn Hollywood Burn,” trends again during one of the worst wildfire disasters in Southern California history.

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White House Celebrates Record ACA Enrollment as Trump Administration Plans to Overhaul Health Care

White House Celebrates Record ACA Enrollment as Trump Administration Plans to Overhaul Health Care

Jan 14, 2025 | , , , , ,

The Biden-Harris Administration has announced a historic milestone: nearly 24 million Americans—including approximately 64,000 District residents—have signed up for Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace coverage for 2025, with one week remaining in the open enrollment period. The record-breaking figure represents nearly doubling enrollment since President Joe Biden took office. Over 45 million Americans are covered through the ACA’s Marketplace and Medicaid expansion, marking an all-time high in health insurance coverage in U.S. history.

Vice President Harris Announces Final Rule to Remove Medical Debt from Credit Reports

Vice President Harris Announces Final Rule to Remove Medical Debt from Credit Reports

Jan 14, 2025 | , , , ,

Vice President Kamala Harris has announced a new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule to eliminate medical debt from consumer credit reports. The White House explained in a release that the action would remove $49 billion in unpaid medical bills, benefiting 15 million Americans by raising credit scores and improving access to home loans, cars, and small businesses.

How Head Start Installs Confidence for Two Generations

How Head Start Installs Confidence for Two Generations

Jan 14, 2025 | , , , , ,

The founders of Head Start have always viewed parents as critical partners in their work to educate young children. They also understood that this partnership meant parents should help decide which services would most benefit their families and those in the community. As a result, Head Start created a formal leadership and policymaking role for parents and community members called the Policy Council.

Racial Disparities and Youth Sentencing Mark U.S. Life Sentencing Practices

Racial Disparities and Youth Sentencing Mark U.S. Life Sentencing Practices

Jan 14, 2025 | , , , , ,

The Sentencing Project, an advocacy organization promoting humane responses to crime, has released its report, “A Matter of Life: The Scope and Impact of Life and Long-Term Imprisonment in the United States.” The report provides a detailed analysis of life sentences, revealing that nearly 200,000 people—one in six individuals in U.S. prisons—are serving life terms. The United States accounts for 40 percent of the world’s life-sentenced population but represents only 4 percent of the global population.

Los Angeles’s Historic Black Community Devastated by Eaton Canyon Fires

Los Angeles’s Historic Black Community Devastated by Eaton Canyon Fires

Jan 14, 2025 | , , , , , ,

As flames tore through the picturesque foothills of Altadena and Pasadena on January 7, 2025, the Eaton Canyon fires left a historic Black community—rooted in the Civil Rights Movement—nearly wiped out. Among the hardest-hit areas in Los Angeles County, Altadena has seen its many Black-owned homes, churches, businesses, and landmarks reduced to ashes.

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