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Unexpected Outcomes of Congestion Pricing - The New York Times
Almost immediately after congestion pricing took effect in Midtown and Lower Manhattan, it began to alter traffic patterns, commuter behavior, transit service and even city noise. Emily Badger, who writes about cities and urban policy for The New York Times, looks at three apparent effects since the tolls began in January.
House Republican Proposal Would Shrink Medicaid Coverage to Advance Trump’s Agenda - The New York Times
The proposal, which is to be considered this week by a key House panel, omits some of the furthest-reaching reductions to the health program but would leave millions without coverage or facing higher costs.
Why Is It So Hard to Stop a Measles Outbreak? - The New York Times
An 8-year-old girl recently became the second confirmed fatality in a Texas measles outbreak. Aatish Bhatia, who creates interactive articles for The Upshot, describes how a high rate of vaccination is needed to protect a community from a highly contagious disease like measles.
The Unlikely Republicans Who Could Save Medicaid - The New York Times
If congressional Republicans go through with some of the deep Medicaid cuts they are considering, three states would be left in an especially tight bind. Margot Sanger-Katz, a reporter for The New York Times who covers health care policy and public health, describes how the Republican senators from those states could become an unlikely part of the firewall against big cuts to Medicaid.