The Latest Breaking News from Mason Lester

US Nuclear Industry Upbeat On Small Reactors, Despite Setback

Despite the recent cancellation of a next-generation US nuclear plant, backers of the carbon-free power source remain hopeful new projects will come on line by the end of the decade.

International Business Times · Apr 7, 2024

They lost Medicaid when paperwork was sent to an empty field, signaling the mess to come

BELFAST, Tenn. — Three years ago, Mason Lester, a rambunctious toddler, tumbled off his family’s porch and broke his wrist. His mother, nine months pregnant, rushed him to a nearby hospital, where she made a confounding discovery: Their health insurance had vanished.

Tribune News Service · Aug 8, 2022

They lost Medicaid when paperwork was sent to a pasture, signaling the mess to come

Tennessee expects to soon disenroll about 300,000 people from Medicaid. But families like the Lesters have been entangled in bureaucracy and clerical mistakes, causing them to unfairly lose coverage.

WEKU · Aug 2, 2022