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When High Deductibles Hurt: Even Insured Patients Postpone Care
Just over half of people with health plans from their employers now have a deductible of $1,000 or more.
Universal Basic Income Is About Trust and Decency
Adopting a universal basic income requires experiments in building trust.
The Zika Vaccine: The Miracle of Government-Funded Research
Patent protections can raise the price of protected drugs by several thousand percent.
Planting Resilience to Climate Change
In Honduras, coastal communities are embracing native plants as a means to mitigate climate impacts.
Thousands of Bernies? Progressive Groups Aim to Build a Majority From the Bottom Up
A Bernie Sanders rally at Penn State prior to the Pennsylvania primary election, April 19, 2016. (Photo: Paul Weaver / Flickr) It has been about a year since Bernie …
US Lags Far Behind in Banning the Use of Mercury in Dentistry
Dental mercury apparently continues to get a free pass.
How Tax-Dodging Billionaires Use Farmers as Props
Urban billionaires are trotting out the tractors and overalls in a bizarre effort to roll back their taxes.
Keeping the Wealthy Healthy — and Everyone Else Waiting
A veteran journalist tells the story behind what may be the most troubling report yet of “concierge care.”
Wisconsin’s Newest Crusade Against Abortion
Wisconsin legislators would prefer damaging the state's medical profession over allowing women their reproductive rights.
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Single-Payer Would Be a Good Start, but Real Health Equity Means Tackling Economic Disparities
We need to invest in jobs, education and housing so people at all income levels can lead healthier lives.