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Poor Patients Face Lawsuits From Nonprofit Hospitals That Trap Them in Debt
Across the country, low-income patients are speaking out about these hospitals' aggressive debt collection practices.
Equity Firms and Venture Capitalists Lobby to Save Surprise Medical Bills
Investors buy up many large physician-staffing companies and drive up profits by staying out of insurance networks.
Political Maneuvering Derailed a Red State’s Path to Medicaid Expansion
Kansas is one of 14 states that have not expanded the Medicaid program, which helps disabled and lower-income people.
As Drug War Rages, Most People Who Need Treatment Don’t Get It
A focus on drug-supply reduction and aggressive law enforcement is undermining addiction treatment.
Trump Promises a “Phenomenal” Health Plan. What Does That Mean?
Likely elements of the plan are already in plain sight -- in executive actions and in the president’s budget proposal.
Watch Bernie Sanders and Dying Activist Ady Barkan Discuss Medicare for All
Ady Barkan, who is dying of ALS, is interviewing presidential candidates to highlight the impacts of U.S. health policy.
Meals on Wheels Is Starved for Cash, Leaving Many Seniors Hungry
The U.S. is failing to feed its aging population.
After a Rural Hospital Closes, Delays in Emergency Care Cost Patients Dearly
The loss of the longtime hospital in Fort Scott, Kansas, has brought major disruption to services for trauma patients.
Sanders and Warren Back Legalization of Injection Sites for Drug Users
There are no safe consumption sites in the U.S. The Trump administration wants to keep it that way.
There’s Poison in the Tap Water. The Government Must Act.
The Trump administration's lack of adequate regulation is killing people.