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federal policies
Coverage of federal policies in the Nexus archive.
- L.A. Mayor Karen Bass blames federal policies for rise in homelessness
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass attributes the 3.4% year-over-year increase in homelessness to federal policies. The city's annual point-in-time homeless count results, set for release, show rising homelessness, with the Los Angeles Times citing two individuals familiar with the data.
- Affordable Care Act enrollment in Illinois continues to drop, new state data shows
Affordable Care Act enrollment in Illinois dropped by nearly 15% to 373,065 as of May 31, with over 92,000 people losing coverage, primarily due to nonpayment of premiums. The state attributes rising costs to federal policies under the Trump Administration and the expiration of pandemic-era tax credits, which had previously subsidized insurance through the exchange.