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Why the US Should Have Universal Health Care Truthout

WebIn nursing homes, sick people are warehoused into less-than-adequate conditions, with families forced to pay yearly costs of $90,000 a year to put their loved one in a shared …

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The Sick Paying for the Healthy: How Insurance Companies

WebThis gives drug companies access to millions of customers in exchange for billions of dollars in discounts and rebates that can significantly lower costs for people …

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“Health Care Is a Human Right”: Sanders Reintroduces

WebUniversal health care could have prevented over 338,000 COVID deaths, research has found. By. Sharon Zhang , T ruthout. May 17, 2023. Sen. Bernie Sanders …

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Growing Number of States Extend Health Coverage to

WebThe state with the most unauthorized residents with state-provided health insurance is California, which currently covers about 655,000 immigrants without regard …

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Medicare for All Rallies in 50 Cities Show Big Support for

WebThe common strategic thread for success is building a strong, popular social movement demanding health care for all. Members of National Nurses United union …

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16 Million Americans Have Lost Health Care Coverage Since

WebSome states are feeling the impact especially strongly. In Georgia, for instance, more than 149,000 children lost their pandemic Medicaid enrollment in just six …

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States’ Anti-LGBTQ Moves May Have Disastrous Health

WebStill, these efforts would have a disastrous impact on the lives of trans adults, and medical health professionals are worried about the long-term physical and mental …

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Local Governments Are Pledging to Cancel Medical Debt for

WebNew York City Mayor Eric Adams, flanked by Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan (L), Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Anne Williams-Isom …

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New Report Finds Rural US Hospitals Struggling to Stay Open

WebLike South Lincoln, other hospitals still operating are likely cutting services. According to Chartis, nearly a quarter of rural hospitals have closed their obstetrics units …

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NYC Retirees Fight Their Own Unions to Stop Catastrophic

WebDefying two years of protests and lawsuits by union retirees, New York City’s Municipal Labor Committee voted Thursday to scrap some of the best retiree health care …

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Harm Reduction Thinking Can Transform the Way We See Drug

WebVakharia’s forthcoming book, The Harm Reduction Gap: Helping Individuals Left Behind by Conventional Drug Prevention and Abstinence-only Addiction Treatment, …

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Richard A. Webster Truthout

WebRichard A. Webster is a reporter for Verite News in New Orleans.

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Medicare Advantage Plans Disadvantage Many Elderly and

WebWhen retired veterinarian Richard Timmins went on a Medicare Advantage plan in 2016, he admits that he knew very little about Traditional Medicare (also called …

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Public Health Advocates Decry CDC’s Weakened Pandemic …

WebGabriel San Emeterio, the co-founder of the Long COVID Justice Network, said in a press conference organized by the People’s CDC that the new guidance is “factually …

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GoFundMe Is Not Closing the Gap for Unaffordable Health Care

WebSo, Justice said, her health coach — provided by the city of Portland — suggested starting a GoFundMe. The campaign yielded about $1,400, just one monthly …

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Since “Dobbs” Ruling, Native People Face a Web of

WebWade in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The ruling is likely to increase already high rates of pregnancy-related mortality for Native pregnancy …

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Gender-Affirming Health Care Bans Also Impact Families and …

WebIn a study published in American Medical Association’s journal JAMA Network Open, youth who received gender-affirming hormones or puberty blockers …

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Medicare Privatization Needs to Be Ended, Not “Fixed

WebPhysicians and progressive advocates on Tuesday urged the Department of Health and Human Services to reject an industry appeal to tweak and rebrand — not …

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Two-Thirds of Personal Bankruptcies Are Caused by Illness

WebMedical bills contributed to about 58 percent of bankruptcies between 2013 and 2016, while income loss due to illnesses or injuries were to blame for about 44 …

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Kansas Legislature Bans Trans Kids From Accessing Gender

WebThe Kansas legislature passed an anti-trans bill on Wednesday that would bar transgender youth from accessing gender-affirming care in the state. “Kansas children …

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US Leads in New Fossil Fuel Projects Despite Climate Emergency

WebFossil fuel-producing countries late last year pledged to “transition away from fossil fuels,” but a report on new energy projects shows that with the United States …

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Beyond Awareness: Mental Illness and the Ableism of Capitalism

WebCapitalism values people based on their ability to produce, rather than their contributions to the lives of those around them. By. Katie Klabusich , T ruthout. May 31, …

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No One’s Access to Abortion Is Guaranteed

WebThe billboard was one of many in a 2022 campaign highlighting the state government’s new website for people seeking abortions, with the majority of billboards erected on California’s dime in states that had banned abortion following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v.

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