On June 19, 1986, basketball star Len Bias died from what was rumored to have been smoking crack.
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Prison Populations by Country
The below information comes from the University of London’s Institute for Criminal Policy Research’s World Prison Brief. The World Prison Brief’s data regarding worldwide incarceration is the most comprehensive and cited data I could find.
An Increase in Medicaid Spending is a Cut
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Capping Medicaid
Medicaid is jointly funded by the federal government and state governments. The federal contribution is determined by the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP).
Health Insurance Must be Fair
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Responding to the Heritage Foundation
While researching poverty, I encountered a vile report from the Heritage Foundation.
Another Way to Calculate Poverty
In Poverty In America, I discussed America’s poverty rate and how it’s calculated.
Poverty in America
The formula used to determine whether someone is living in poverty was developed By the Johnson administration in the early 1960s.
Health Insurance and Tax Credits
Currently, someone earning between 100 and 400 percent of the Federal Poverty Lebvel (FPL) qualifies for a tax credit to offset the cost of health insurance.
Introducing Ivor
Ivor was my first dog guide.