health care

Beneath a purple poster for the Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and between shelves of books, a third grader slides into the vinyl dentist’s chair.For most of the…

Earlier this year, JacquisePurifoy had a problem many people are familiar with. Purifoy is an attorney, but she was between jobs and tangled in health…

Tuesday night's election results not only offered President Barack Obama a second chance to get the economy moving, it also allowed his signature policy…

Infant mortality rates in Michigan are better than they used to be, but still not good enough. Seven out of every 1,000 babies born in Michigan will die…

Tomorrow, State of Opportunity's Jennifer Guerra will report on Michigan's infant mortality rate. The one-hour documentary will air Tuesday, Oct. 9 at 3…

Following last week’s release of national poverty numbers, the Census Bureau released state specific numbers this week. Besides a drop in the uninsured,…

Health insurance is such a political issue, talked about all the time and so dispassionately, that it can be easy to forget just how important it is to…

It’s been a busy week here at State of Opportunity, so here’s all the stuff you might’ve missed.1. Charles Murray speaks with State of OpportunityOn…

At first, the news from the Census Bureau today seems really good. The agency's most recent report on poverty and health coverage shows that poverty has…