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Imagine a system designed to protect the most vulnerable suddenly becoming a barrier to their care. That’s the growing concern surrounding a new pilot program from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), known as the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model. Launched

Imagine a single parent in California, scrambling to put food on the table, suddenly facing the threat of losing vital assistance due to a political standoff. This is the reality for millions as the Trump administration’s push to cut Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funding in 21

Imagine a rural community where a patient with a chronic condition can consult a specialist hundreds of miles away without leaving home, or a small clinic accessing critical medical records in real-time to save a life during an emergency. This isn’t a distant dream but a reality made possible by

The stakes and the shift: why age assurance beats ID checks A growing chorus of child-safety advocates, civil liberties lawyers, and platform engineers converged on the same dilemmkeeping kids away from addictive features and harmful content without forcing everyone to upload IDs, submit face

The AI Landscape: A Battleground of Innovation and Regulation Imagine a world where a single algorithm decides who gets a loan, who gets hired, or even who wins an election, all without transparent oversight. This is no longer science fiction but a stark reality as artificial intelligence permeates

School finance runs on calendars, cash flow, and confidence, and when those three slip even a little, classrooms feel shocks long before Washington notices the tremor. This roundup traces how federal education dollars are migrating to the Labor Department’s systems, gathers what state leaders,