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I'm A Doctor. Here's Why We Need Universal Healthcare

Dr. Belinda Mcintosh. Nov 01, 2022 Common Dreams. On September 19th, Atlanta became one of the latest municipalities to pass a resolution endorsing national universal health coverage. …

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Just 12% of Americans Think the US Healthcare System Runs 'Very' …

Sep 12, 2022. New survey data released Monday shows just 12% of Americans think healthcare in the United States is handled "extremely" or "very" well, further evidence of the deep …

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Poverty and Poor Health: It Doesn't Have to Be This Way!

Death by Poverty and the Lack of Healthcare. In my home state, policy analysts predict that more than 1.1 million New Yorkers will be pushed off Medicaid roles in this same …

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Major Survey Finds 100 Million Americans See US Healthcare …

Jake Johnson. Dec 14, 2021. The largest survey of its kind since the start of the Covid-19 crisis found that 38% of respondents--representing around 100 million Americans--characterized the …

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American Healthcare Horror Stories: An Incomplete Inventory

Apr 25, 2019. The statistics demonstrating the scope of our nation's healthcare crisis are appalling enough. Two of three Americans report skipping needed care each year due to cost, …

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Pandemic, Profit-Driven Healthcare System Blamed for Historic …

In what experts said is an indictment of the U.S. healthcare system and persistent economic and racial inequality, federal health researchers on Wednesday released data …

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'Healthcare Is a Human Right': Sanders Announces Medicare for …

Jessica Corbett. Mar 30, 2022. Just a day after a panel in the U.S. House of Representatives met to discuss universal healthcare legislation, Senate Budget Committee Chair Bernie Sanders …

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Opinion We Need Medicare for All Because For-Profit Health …

People rally in favor of single-payer healthcare for all Californians outside the office of California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, June 27, 2017 in South Gate, California.

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Sanders, Jayapal Plan Town Hall on Healthcare as Human Right to …

As Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Pramila Jayapal prepare to reintroduce legislation to establish a national health program expanding Medicare to all Americans, the …

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Ro Khanna Introduces Bill Allowing States to Carve Path Toward …

Jun 08, 2021. Congressman Ro Khanna received praise from progressive lawmakers and Medicare for All advocates on Tuesday after reintroducing a bill that would provide states with …

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Sanders' Bipartisan Bill to Combat US Primary Care Crisis Passes …

Sep 21, 2023. U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chair Bernie Sanders celebrated on Thursday after the panel advanced his Bipartisan Primary Care and …

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'Lifeline for Millions': Sanders and Warren Urge Congress to …

Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren teamed up with Rep. Ayanna Pressley on Thursday to lead nearly 90 lawmakers in demanding that Congress extend federal …

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Sanders Announces 'Historic' Bipartisan Bill to Confront US Primary

The new bipartisan legislation includes nearly $6 billion in mandatory annual funding for community health centers over the next three years, according to a summary of …

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Despite Promises of ACA, Study Shows Two-Thirds of Personal

A new study shows how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has failed to solve one of the major crises in the American for-profit health insurance system that it was supposed to …

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'Historic Victory': After 3 Days on Strike, New York Nurses Win …

Jan 12, 2023. New York City nurses and two major hospitals reached a tentative agreement on Thursday that the healthcare workers' union celebrated as a "historic victory" after three days …

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Largest US Medical Lobbying Group Shuts Down Resolution to …

"Shame on the American Medical Association." That was one American nurse's response to the news on Sunday that the powerful medical lobbying organization had shut …

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Federal Judge Tosses Big Pharma Lawsuit Against Medicare Drug …

Feb 13, 2024. A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit that the pharmaceutical industry's powerful trade group and allied organizations filed in an attempt to kill Medicare's new drug …

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High Levels of Genetically Engineered Toxins and Glyphosate in …

Friends of the Earth U.S. submitted a brief describing significant new science on health risks of genetically engineered corn, which the U.S. failed to consider as part of its …

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Melting Glaciers Could Unleash Frozen Viruses That Fuel Future

Jessica Corbett. Oct 19, 2022. Over two years into the Covid-19 pandemic and amid a worsening climate emergency, researchers released a study Wednesday warning that glacier melt in the …

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Joe Lieberman, Iraq War Cheerleader and Killer of Public Option, …

While current and former officials across the U.S. political spectrum shared praise for and fond memories of former Sen. Joe Lieberman in response to news of his death on …

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The US Money Tree: The Untold Story of American Aid to Israel

In a 10-year Memorandum of Understanding, Washington and Tel Aviv reached a deal whereby the US agreed to give Israel $38 billion in military aid covering the financial …

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To Push for Bold Treaty, Greenpeace Unveils Biden's Plastic Legacy …

Research has repeatedly shown the pervasiveness of plastic pollution. A January study found that there are 240,000 plastic particles in the average liter of bottled water. Last …

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