DCF Dollars and Broken Homes: How Florida Pays to Take Kids and Place Them for Adoption
Florida’s child welfare system, administered by the Department of Children and Families (DCF), offers substantial financial rewards to promote the adoption of children from foster care. Officials present these as essential for achieving “permanency” when reunification isn’t viable, but mounting evidence and critiques reveal a darker reality: these incentives—rooted heavily in federal Title IV-E funding—create powerful financial […]
From Breakthrough to Boxed Warning: Trikafta’s Liver Failure Risks and Implications for CF Care Decisions
Trikafta is a prescription medication used to treat cystic fibrosis (CF), a genetic disorder caused by mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene, leading to impaired chloride transport, thick mucus accumulation, and progressive damage to the lungs, pancreas, and other organs. Trikafta combines elexacaftor and tezacaftor (correctors that improve CFTR protein folding […]