Here’s what we read today and throughout the week.

• The Next Priority for Health Care: Federalize Medicaid (The Century Foundation)
• Congress Mentions Jobs Dramatically Less (Huffington Post)
• It doesn’t add up (Columbia Journalism Review)
• Suicide Rates Rise Sharply in U.S. (New York Times)
• Perverse advantage (The Economist)
• Bangladeshis turn rescuers after building collapse (AP)
• How Van Halen Explains the U.S. Government (Bloomberg)
• Budget Cuts Devastate Meals On Wheels: Enrollment Slashed, Services Cancelled (Think Progress)