21 July 2025, 15:27

By Dr Pat Spearman

By the time most of you all read this, the United States will be six months and one day into the new administration.

In my last article, I asked: “Are you better off now than you were four years ago?”

I want to continue the conversation. However, this time I have asked “real people” the next part of that question: “After six months, is there a significant difference in your quality of life?”

I asked that question of people living in rural and urban areas of the country. Although their words were different (mostly four or five letters), the response was the same.

The 40-year-old who was born with special needs is worried about how they will pay for their upcoming dialysis treatment after the Republican Congress voted to cut Medicaid.

The 62-year-old, who is not eligible for social security payment for three more years, works two part-time jobs to cover........

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