The Access Shift / Ongoing series

Health & Education

Eligibility, cost and policy are reshaping who gets care and who gets in.

New articles post every Wednesday at 12:00 p.m. CDT

1. When Access Becomes ConditionalHIV care and what happens when treatment depends on circumstance
2. The Access Shift in Higher EducationHow the campus is becoming less navigable
3. Federal Education Shift Moves From Policy Debate to Structural RealityWhy the dismantling of a system matters more than the announcement
4. Florida’s HIV Drug Fix Is a Stopgap. The Crisis It Exposed Isn’t Going Away.A temporary fix for a crisis that isn’t going away
5. Federal Scrutiny Expands to Medical School AdmissionsWho absorbs the cost when the answer arrives
6. When Health Insurance Becomes a Fixed Cost CrisisRising premiums are forcing households to restructure spending and savings
7. The Federal Health Safety Net Has a $42 Million Hole in ItCDC grants terminated. ACA costs rising. Who absorbs the cuts?
8. The Access Shift: Why Black Students Are Moving Toward HBCUs AgainWhen policy signals change, students read them and respond
9. Medicaid Work Requirements Are Coming — And Most People Don’t Know the TimelineThe One Big Beautiful Bill Act set a clock. It’s running now.