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Parents Deliver Ashes of Diabetic Children to Price-Gouging Insulin Manufacturer
When people die from lack of access to medicine, health care profiteers should expect resistance.
The Other Victims of California’s Fires: Workers Inhaling Toxic Fumes
Millions of workers far away from the inferno are feeling the secondary impact of toxic smoke.
New Medicare Advantage Benefits Will Be Hard for Seniors to Find
Even the savviest shoppers will face challenges in figuring out which plans offer the new benefits and who qualifies.
Pricey Precision Medicine Is Financially Toxic for Cancer Patients
Medical treatments targeting DNA in tumor cells are celebrated, but insurers often won’t cover the skyrocketing cost.
Advocates Warn Against Pence and Trump-Led Attacks on VA Health Care
Author Suzanne Gordon discusses health care for veterans.
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Measure to Cap Dialysis Profits Pummeled After Record Spending by Industry
The dialysis industry spent nearly $111 million in California to defeat a ballot measure capping its profits.
Voters Expand Medicaid While Defeating GOP House That Tried to Destroy It
Voters sent a strong message to politicians last night, advocates for health care justice say.
Fixing Obamacare’s “Family Glitch” Hinges on Outcome of November Elections
This gap in the 2010 health law means health insurance remains unaffordable for millions of Americans.
More Than 3.6 Million US Children Don’t Have Affordable Health Care
Each time our system denies health care coverage to a child, we strike down hopes for that child's future.
Why a National Health System Is Needed to Slow the Opioid Crisis
A system that views health care as a commodity and patients as consumers will never overcome the crisis.