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For service members of color, fear of racism in military towns weighs heavily in career choices
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Carlandra "CT" Moss, now retired, served 24 years in the Army. As a service member of color, she said she often had to make tough decisions, weighing the best interests of her family against her military career., Credit: Anthony Bell / Fort Lee Traveller
The report from Blue Star Families found some service members are passing up career-advancing moves because they don't want to relocate to certain ...

Bought by North Country Public Radio, WRFA-LP, Texas Public Radio, KWMU St. Louis, KPBS and more


  • Added: Mar 09, 2022
  • Length: 03:14
  • Purchases: 6
Pain, Fear and Waste: The Costs of Unnecessary Care
From: Tradeoffs
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We explore “cascades of care” — how a doctor’s desire to be thorough can snowball into a harmful spiral of unnecessary care.

  • Added: Mar 03, 2022
  • Length: 18:18
Growing up too soon: When kids and teenagers are caregivers for disabled veteran parents
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Lara and Trey Garey stand at the bedside of Tom Garey, an Air Force veteran with advanced ALS. 19-year-old Trey has spent much of his teenage years caring for his father at their home in Cedar Park, Texas., Credit: Carson Frame / American Homefront
More than two million American children and teenagers live with a wounded or ill veteran. Many help with the veteran's care and face challenges lik...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WRFA-LP, KPBS, KRPS, North Country Public Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 01, 2022
  • Length: 03:49
  • Purchases: 6
Peter Lee on Obamacare, Covered California and Where We Go Next With Healthcare
From: Tradeoffs
Caption: Peter Lee, outgoing Executive Director of Covered California, Credit: Photo used with the permission of Covered California
This week, we speak with Peter Lee who has led Covered California, the state’s Affordable Care Act health benefit exchange, for a decade. As he pre...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2022
  • Length: 18:08
The FDA Super Bowl
From: Tradeoffs
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Every 5 years, the FDA has to renegotiate billions of dollars in user fees with the drug and medical device companies it regulates. Congress has to...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2022
  • Length: 18:33
Underfunded and understaffed, some state veterans homes are turning residents away
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Amanda Eldridge, a certified occupational therapist assistant, works with a veteran at the state-run St. James Veterans Home in St. James, Missouri., Credit: Brian Munoz / St. Louis Public Radio
Labor shortages exacerbated by the pandemic have left facilities around the country with empty beds, even though veterans are on waiting lists hopi...

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  • Added: Feb 16, 2022
  • Length: 03:32
  • Purchases: 6
Answering the Call, Part 1: America’s New Mental Health Crisis Line
From: Tradeoffs
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Starting July 16, 2022, anyone in the U.S. experiencing a mental health crisis will be able to dial 988 for help. We explore what it will take for ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 03, 2022
  • Length: 25:04
  • Purchases: 1
Moving away from 'draconian' health measures, the Navy is hoping to manage COVID-19 for the long term
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Sailors man the rails on the flight deck of USS Abraham Lincoln as it deploys Jan. 3 from San Diego., Credit: Jett Morgan / U.S. Navy
Strict restrictions aboard Navy ships - put in place after a major COVID-19 outbreak in 2020 - have been eased, as the Navy tries to balance safety...

Bought by KRPS, Texas Public Radio, WRFA-LP, KUT, KWMU St. Louis and more


  • Added: Jan 27, 2022
  • Length: 03:49
  • Purchases: 6
Harm Reduction’s Road From Fringe to Federal Drug Policy
From: Tradeoffs
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More people died from drug overdoses during the first year of the pandemic — over 100,000 — than in any previous year. In response, the Biden admin...

  • Added: Jan 27, 2022
  • Length: 23:30
Medicare’s Unprecedented Alzheimer’s Drug Decision
From: Tradeoffs
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In early January, Medicare took an unprecedented step to restrict patients’ access to the first new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease in nearly 20 ...

  • Added: Jan 20, 2022
  • Length: 22:47
More Vietnam vets now qualify for disability benefits, but it may be years before they see the money
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Vietnam Veteran Jim Scott, who now volunteers for the Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network, shared his story at the 2018 Bladder Cancer Think Tank. Scott attributes his disease to his exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam., Credit: Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network
Veterans suffering from certain medical conditions became eligible for "presumptive" VA disability benefits last year. But the claims they're filin...

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  • Added: Jan 20, 2022
  • Length: 03:46
  • Purchases: 7
Women fought trafficking and created a refuge in this Chinatown building
From: KSFP
Series: Civic
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We look at the history of the Cameron House in San Francisco's Chinatown. The women who founded the organization worked to rescue Chinese women and...

  • Added: Jan 03, 2022
  • Length: 29:30
California opens a dedicated prison yard for veterans, hoping camaraderie helps rehabilitate them
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: More than 100 incarcerated veterans attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony in May 2021 for one of the nation's largest prison units dedicated exclusively to former service members. The veterans hub in Soledad, California is designed to provide unique rehabilita, Credit: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
California incarcerates nearly 7,000 military veterans scattered throughout 34 different prisons. Now, the state is planning to house them together...

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  • Added: Dec 20, 2021
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 6
Despite a defeat in Congress, advocates say they'll keep pushing for women to register for the draft
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Female Marine Corps recruits line up during boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California. The first class of female recruits arrived at San Diego in 2021, ending almost a hundred years when the boot camp accepted only men., Credit: Steve Walsh / American Homefront
Congress dropped a controversial measure that would require women to register for the Selective Service. Men are required to register once they tur...

Bought by KPBS, WRFA-LP, KRPS, KMXT, North Country Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 14, 2021
  • Length: 03:32
  • Purchases: 7
National Guard troops are arresting migrants in Texas. Critics say they're not qualified to do it.
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: The governor of Texas is continuing to ramp up his controversial border security initiative. Texas National Guard troops have been deployed to Mexican border to help law enforcement agents arrest migrants who enter U.S. illegally. As Carson Frame report, Credit: Carson Frame / American Homefront
Texas Governor Greg Abbott continues to ramp up his controversial border security initiative. The state has sent troopers and National Guard member...

Bought by WRFA-LP, KUT, and Texas Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 09, 2021
  • Length: 03:55
  • Purchases: 3
For these veterans, poetry and prose help treat the moral injury of war
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: George Pettigrew leads a virtual Reader's Theater event for Kansas City veterans. Among those who read their original works Heather Smoot, who served in the Air Force., Credit: Missouri Humanities
In Kansas City, the Moral Injury Association of America sponsors a writing group that’s worked with thousands of veterans and family members since ...

Bought by KPBS, KUT, WRFA-LP, Texas Public Radio, and KCUR


  • Added: Dec 02, 2021
  • Length: 03:47
  • Purchases: 5
Fly-fishing programs catch on as therapy for troops and veterans recovering from trauma
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Around the country, groups are teaching wounded troops and veterans to fly fish. While there's not much research on the therapeutic benefits, some say the experience helps them heal., Credit: Studio Macleod
Around the country, groups are teaching wounded troops and veterans to fly fish. While there's not much research on the therapeutic benefits, some ...

Bought by KJZZ, KPBS, WRFA-LP, KRPS, Texas Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 23, 2021
  • Length: 03:49
  • Purchases: 7
Driving buses, giving vaccines, patrolling the border: Is the National Guard asked to do too much?
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: A member of the National Guard drives a school bus van in Chelsea, Mass. in October. Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker activated the Guard to address a shortage of drivers as the school year began., Credit: Jesse Costa / WBUR
The National Guard is being tasked with a growing number of missions, and critics argue that heavy deployments are straining the force.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KPBS, WRFA-LP, North Country Public Radio, KMXT and more


  • Added: Nov 18, 2021
  • Length: 03:47
  • Purchases: 6
Robert E. Lee once served as West Point's Superintendent. Should the school still display his portrait?
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Dignitaries - including Robert E. Lee's great grandson, Hanson E. Ely III (right) - unveil a portrait of the Confederate general in West Point's library in 1952. The portrait is one of several images of Lee that still are displayed at the military academy, Credit: From the 1952 book "The Sesquicentennial of the United States Military Academy: An Account of the Observance." / U.S. Military Academy
Congress ordered Confederate names and images to be removed from military installations. But what about portraits of Lee before he joined the Confe...

Bought by KUT, Texas Public Radio, WRFA-LP, KMXT, and KRPS


  • Added: Nov 09, 2021
  • Length: 03:40
  • Purchases: 5
Has Medicaid Managed Care Delivered On Its Promise?
From: Tradeoffs
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Letting private insurers offer Medicaid coverage was supposed to lower costs and improve care. We dig into the research on Medicaid managed care.

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Nov 04, 2021
  • Length: 22:32
  • Purchases: 1
In hot real estate markets, buyers using VA mortgages can have a hard time competing for homes
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Real estate agent Leslie Alford said the housing market near Ft. Riley, Kansas has been "crazy" this year,” with “a whole lot less houses for sale, a whole lot more competition for them, and higher prices.”, Credit: Courtesy Leslie Alford
Troops and veterans sometimes are hurt by misconceptions about VA mortgages, or they encounter sellers who don't want their home to go through a VA...

Bought by WRFA-LP, Texas Public Radio, KRPS, and KUT


  • Added: Oct 19, 2021
  • Length: 03:34
  • Purchases: 4
'I feel like we’re punished': Military spouses face employment barriers when their family relocates
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: In an August ceremony, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signs a law that makes it easier for military spouses to get professional licenses. The bill signing ceremony took place at Naval Submarine Base New London in Connecticut., Credit: Office of Gov. Ned Lamont
Spouses who work in professions that require state licenses often hit roadblocks when they move to a new state. A few states are trying to streamli...

Bought by KUT and North Country Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 11, 2021
  • Length: 03:24
  • Purchases: 2
A new survey found isolation and frequent moves are harming military teens' mental health
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: 17-year-old Matthew Oh, whose father is in Army intelligence, has moved eight times. He said his family's latest move to South Korea was "a very dark time.", Credit: Sarah Oh
The study of military dependents found more than 40 percent reported low mental well-being, often because of separations and a lack of connections ...

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  • Added: Oct 07, 2021
  • Length: 03:54
  • Purchases: 6
The process of replacing Confederate names on military bases has begun, but likely will take years
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: At a Sept. 14 virtual town hall meeting, Fort Bragg Curator and Archeologist Linda Carnes-McNaughton, Retired Major General Rodney Anderson, and Fort Bragg Garrison Commander Scott Pence listen to comments from citizens about possible new names for the ba, Credit: City of Fayetteville, N.C. via Facebook Live
A federal commission is soliciting ideas to rename Fort Bragg, Fort Hood, Fort Rucker, Fort Lee, and several other military posts named for Confede...

Bought by KRPS, WRFA-LP, KPBS, and Texas Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 01, 2021
  • Length: 03:41
  • Purchases: 4
'Little comments, outright inappropriateness': Why minority military families may feel unwelcome off-base
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Karockas Watkins of the Huntsville/Madison Chamber of Commerce talks with the local board and staff of BancorpSouth in Hunstville, Alabama in 2020. Watkins heads the chamber's task force on diversity, equity. and inclusion., Credit: Courtesy Karockas Watkins
A survey found widespread concern from Black, Latino, and Asian military families about inequality in cities where bases are located.

Bought by North Country Public Radio, WRFA-LP, KJZZ, KPBS, and Texas Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 27, 2021
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 5

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