Julia Métraux

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Disability Reporter, Mother Jones

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Education, Health, Politics, U.S.

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Covers: Politics, Health, Disability, Culture, Religion, and Gender

Doesn't Cover: Sports

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With Climate Change, Comes More Potential Complications for People with Lupus

(Photo by Engin Aykurt on Unsplash) By Julia Métraux With the clock approaching midnight, Julia Irzyk could n…

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For Medically Fragile Kids, Access to Palliative Care Depends on Family Resources

For children with complex medical needs, palliative care can offer physical relief and also support to famili…

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SCOTUS just upheld the civil rights of millions of disabled and aging people

It's the court's biggest disability rights ruling in years.

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For disabled jobseekers, discrimination is common-if you even get to apply

At one tech giant, a Blind worker couldn't even access a job listing he helped write.

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Congress incentivizes rare disease research. Big Pharma exploits it.

Loopholes in the Orphan Drug Act serve drug companies, not patients.

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Will California keep funding sickle cell care?

Despite cutting-edge treatments, many patients-mainly Black and brown-don't even get basic support.

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California Does Medicaid Home Care Well. They’re Being Punished For It.

Jul 29, 2026 |

By Julia Métraux

| Mother Jones

On July 21, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Dr. Mehmet Oz, who heads Medicaid programs federally, announced they’re deferring over $850 million from the state of California over its Medicaid-funded home and community-based services program called In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS). The Trump administration has attacked IHSS for the program’s growth over the past decade. Their argument: the program is so successful there must be rampant fraud.

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The Only Research Center For Disabled Parents Is Losing Federal Funding

Jul 16, 2026 |

By Julia Métraux

| Mother Jones

Researchers and staff involved with Brandeis University’s National Research Center for Parents with Disabilities have learned that they will not be able to apply for continued federal funding, likely forcing the center’s operations to stop when current funding runs out at the end of August.

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Polio Made Mitch McConnell MAHA’s Enemy

Jul 13, 2026 |

By Julia Métraux

| Mother Jones

On Sunday, after four weeks of absence from Congress caused by a medical emergency—which led to extensive speculation about his health—Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) released a letter to his constituents saying that his hospitalization was the consequence of a fall. The 84-year-old former Senate Majority Leader noted that he has lifelong mobility issues related to a childhood case of polio.

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What was your first job as a journalist?

My first job as a journalist was freelancing for my town paper, the Town Crier.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Not in a formal way.

How is social media changing news?

Social media allows news to be spread more quickly, which is great, but allows for fake news to be spread quickly as well.