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Joanne Kenen is POLITICO Pro’s health care editor. Kenen has covered everything from Haitian voodoo festivals to U.S. presidential campaigns. (Sometimes it’s hard to tell the difference.) Since arriving in Washington in 1994, she has focused on health policy and health politics. She joined POLITICO in September 2011.

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Mississippi is getting hotter. Experts say it’s hurting moms and babies.

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By Sophia Paffenroth Verified, Joanne Kenen
| The 19th News Verified
Published 2026-07-28 09:13 9:13 July 28, 2026 am America/Chicago Republish this story CLEVELAND, MISSISSIPPI – Going for nearly a year with broken heating and air conditioning has been miserable for Ashley Matthews. But the last few months have been unbearable – and potentially dangerous. Matthews, 27, is six months pregnant with her third child. Her car didn’t have air conditioning, either, so Matthews financed a new one in May to get relief from the heat.
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New Work Rules Could Drop Thousands of Sick N.C. Residents From Medicaid

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By Joanne Kenen
| The Assembly Verified
For nearly a year, North Carolina health officials prepared for new federal rules that would require roughly 730,000 residents with Medicaid health coverage to verify that they are working, in school, or engaged in certain other community activities. Congress included the new work requirements for the joint federal-state health insurance program for low-income people in last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
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New Work Rules Could Drop Thousands of Sick N.C. Residents From Medicaid

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By Joanne Kenen
| Border Belt Independent
For nearly a year, North Carolina health officials prepared for new federal rules that would require roughly 730,000 residents with Medicaid health coverage to verify that they are working, in school, or engaged in certain other community activities. Congress included the new work requirements for the joint federal-state health insurance program for low-income people in last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
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