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Did you know that every dollar invested in community health worker programs results in a $2.47 return for Medicaid??? They don't just save money for health care systems, they MAKE MONEY. And yet! I wrote a long feature about one CHW program that's been decimated by public health funding cuts.

Bloomberg News@bloomberg.com · 2mo ago

Community health workers fill the gaps in places without enough doctors and nurses. Trump’s budget cuts are costing them their jobs, putting untold clients at risk.

Mini Popehat Signal in MA: a defamation defendant is seeking pro bono advice and perhaps representation. The defendant described sexual assault by another person in their community, and that person has sued them. Middlesex County.