Eloise Goldsmith

1 day ago | autism.einnews.com | Eloise Goldsmith |Jessica Corbett |Julia Conley

Dozens of public health, disability rights, and civil rights groups on Monday raised "significant concerns" about a walked-back proposal from the National Institutes of Health—an entity within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services—to create a national autism registry. Their concern stems from April comments first reported by CBS News from NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya, who said during a meeting that NIH intends to create national disease registries, including one for autism.

1 week ago | alaska-native-news.com | Eloise Goldsmith

“When people can’t get their benefits for any reason, that is a benefit cut,” said one advocate A new analysis out Friday makes the case that cuts proposed by the Trump administration to Social Security operations nationwide will create a “significant new burden” for millions of people, particularly “those who live in rural areas or have transportation or mobility difficulties.” Those who collect Social Security benefits will no longer be able to update their direct deposit banking...

1 week ago | alternet.org | Eloise Goldsmith

A new analysis out Friday makes the case that cuts proposed by the Trump administration to Social Security operations nationwide will create a "significant new burden" for millions of people, particularly "those who live in rural areas or have transportation or mobility difficulties."Those who collect Social Security benefits will no longer be able to update their direct deposit banking information solely by phone.

1 week ago | commondreams.org | Eloise Goldsmith

A new analysis out Friday makes the case that cuts proposed by the Trump administration to Social Security operations nationwide will create a "significant new burden" for millions of people, particularly "those who live in rural areas or have transportation or mobility difficulties."Those who collect Social Security benefits will no longer be able to update their direct deposit banking information solely by phone.

1 week ago | alternet.org | Eloise Goldsmith

Harvard University pushed back forcefully Friday after President Donald Trump declared in a social media post that "we are going to be taking away Harvard Tax Exempt Status," adding that is "what they deserve."Trump's comment came just hours after Democratic senators sent a letter demanding a probe into whether the administration is acting illegally by trying to compel the U.S. Internal Revenue Service to yank the university's tax exemption.