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Wonky Word Wednesdays: Medicare vs. Medicaid

Tomorrow marks the 50th anniversary of the creation of Medicaid and Medicare. (Don’t worry we are doing a special blog to celebrate.) Both are federal social insurance programs that aim to help...

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Medicaid's 50th Anniversary!

In case you didn’t know, today is Medicaid’s 50th Birthday. On July 30, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law a new public insurance program to offer health coverage to certain...

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For 22 years, the Family and Medical Leave Act has helped millions

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Wonky Word Wednesdays: Supplemental Poverty Measure

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Wonky Word Wednesdays: Social Security

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Social Security: 80 years of reducing poverty for millions of Americans

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Wonky Word Wednesdays: Tribal Consultation

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Women's Equality Day

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