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HEALTH & SUSTAINABILITY


Advancing Solutions for Health Equity!
NMA Hosts 2026 Colloquium on African American Health Photo courtesy of The National Medical Association (NMA) The National Medical Association (NMA), the nation’s largest and oldest organization representing African American physicians and their patients, is convening leading clinicians, researchers, and health advocates for its 2026 National Colloquium on African American Health, taking place at The Morrow Hotel in Washington, D.C. The event started on Thursday and conclud
Portland Observer
3 days ago2 min read


Rising Child Care Costs Fuel Major Political Push in Key Races
Group Invests $50M to Elevate Child Care, Elder Care in 2026 Races Children draw in one of the classrooms at the Children’s Promise Centers child care center in Albuquerque, N.M., April 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, File) (AP) An advocacy group seeking to expand support for child and elder care says it plans to spend $50 million to boost Democrats in key congressional races, aiming to tie the rising cost of caregiving to the nation’s broader affordability debate. T
Portland Observer
Mar 183 min read


Insurance Costs Jump as Health Subsidies Lapse
Millions of Americans jump into 2026 with steep insurance hikes A lectern awaits the arrival of House Democrats to speak on the health care funding fight on the steps of the House at the Capitol in Washington, Nov. 12, 2025 (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) (AP) — Enhanced tax credits that have helped reduce the cost of health insurance for the vast majority of Affordable Care Act enrollees expired overnight, cementing higher health costs for millions of Americans at the s
Portland Observer
Jan 74 min read


Skilled Nursing Facility Patients Need Stable Housing
Porthaven Post Acute Staff (Photo courstey of Porthaven) Porthaven Post Acute provides skilled nursing and care for patients with severe, complex or life-threatening illness or injury who require intensive, continuous medical care for serious health issues. But their problems are made worse because many of these patients lack stable housing, a problem that is getting worse as homelessness continues to grow. “Porthaven routinely accepts patients that many other facilities cann
Beverly Corbell
Jan 74 min read
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