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Private Insurers Milk Taxpayers Up to $140 Billion a Year Via Medicare Advantage
The sum of overcharges could eliminate Medicare Part B premiums or fully fund Medicare's prescription drug program.
Wisconsin Judge Blocks School District’s Gender-Affirming Pronoun Policy
“Horrific.… This is compelled speech and forced outing of trans youth,” a transgender activist said.
Trump’s Election Disinformation Machine Is Already Kicking Into Gear for 2024
Right-wing influencers and politicos use the popularity of election denialism to build audiences and turn a profit.
75,000 Kaiser Permanente Workers Begin Largest Health Care Strike in US History
Workers say that hospital executives are refusing to fix dire understaffing issues.
Pay Gap Between Teachers, Other Professionals, Is Widest Since 1960s — Report
Teachers across the U.S. are earning 26 percent less in income than other professionals with similar education levels.
After the Hottest Summer Ever Recorded, September Poised to Break Heat Records
"This September would not have been out of place as a typical July this decade,” one climate scientist said.
Big Pharma Company Stalled Tuberculosis Vaccine in Pursuit of Bigger Profits
Allowing a potentially lifesaving vaccine to languish shows the distressing reality of public health vaccine creation.
House Speaker Votes Will Begin Next Week. McCarthy Says He Won’t Seek the Job.
McCarthy was removed from his position as speaker of the House through a “motion to vacate,” by a vote of 216 to 210.
Idaho County Shutters Its Only Obstetric Department, Citing “Political Climate”
“So many [people] are going to suffer in the shadows,” one doctor said.
“A Very Weak Speaker”: AOC Slams McCarthy as He Loses Speakership
“He clearly has lost control of his caucus,” Ocasio-Cortez said.