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Readers Offer Solo Agers Support and Reflect on Ancestors

KFF Health News

So, I have prepared food delivered. I live in Los Angeles with famously poor public transportation. 2), more Americans are living on their own as they age, relying on a patchwork of health care services to get by. 2), more Americans are living on their own as they age, relying on a patchwork of health care services to get by.

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Immigration detention center contractor sues over California health inspections

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Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free national newsletter here. GEO Group, one of the nation’s largest private prison contractors, filed a federal lawsuit last month against California officials to strike down a state law allowing local public health officials to inspect immigration detention facilities.

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Immigration Detention Center Contractor Sues Over California Health Inspections

KFF Health News

GEO Group, one of the nation’s largest private prison contractors, filed a federal lawsuit last month against California officials to strike down a state law allowing local public health officials to inspect immigration detention facilities. District Court for the Eastern District of California.