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Anyone Can Get Cancer, But Your Race and Class Affect How Soon You’ll Die
In “The Death Gap,” David Ansell analyzes the effects of subpar health care on low-income communities of color.
Mike Pence Wants Indiana’s Punitive Form of Medicaid to Become a National Model
In the first two years of Pence's program, Indiana kicked off or prevented over 70,000 people from receiving coverage.
Critics Use Bernie Sanders’s Heart Attack to Smear Medicare for All
Opponents of single-payer argue that Sanders “would be dead” under his proposed health plan.
State Borders Create Medicaid Haves and Have-Nots
Americans in similar financial straits in neighboring states have vastly different access to Medicaid.
We Need a Public Option in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Public ownership can ensure long-term, affordable access to essential medication.
Rural Hospital Closings Are Leaving Millions of People in a Health Care Crisis
Closures have accelerated in recent years, leaving not only sick people but ghost towns in their wake.
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka Promises City Is Working on Solution to Water Crisis
Lead contamination has plagued the city for years, spiking even higher in 2019.
No One Should Have to Bargain for Health Care
Employers use their workers’ health as a bargaining chip. Medicare for All would end that.
Big Pharma Invests Millions as Congress Prepares Drug Pricing Bills
Pharmaceutical companies are writing large checks to key lawmakers and spending millions on ad buying and lobbying.
Bans Won’t Prevent the Mysterious Illness Linked to Vaping
A Truthout reporter examines vaping through the lens of harm reduction.