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Paxlovid and Pfizer Vaccine Expected to Skyrocket in Price Next Year
Millions of those least able to afford the drug and at the highest risk of severe illness may have to pay full price.
$35 Insulin Caps for Medicare Patients Is Not Enough
In 2021, nearly 1 in 5 U.S. adults with diabetes rationed their insulin. Most are not covered by the new price cap.
2021 Law Could Help Fund Water Upgrades For Communities That Need It Most
The infrastructure act gives the EPA a once-in-a-generation opportunity to correct decades of underinvestment.
How Banks and Private Equity Cash In When Patients Can’t Pay Their Medical Bills
Hospitals strike deals with financing companies, generating profits for lenders and more debt for patients.
Congress Has One Last Chance to Turn the Tide of the Overdose Crisis
Doctors urge the Senate to vote on bipartisan legislation that would expand access to lifesaving buprenorphine.
US Ranks Last Among Peer Nations for COVID-19 Mortality: Study
More than 122,000 lives could have been saved if all states had the same vaccination rates as the most vaccinated.
Georgia Set to Become Only State With Work Requirements for Medicaid Coverage
A work provision has been proposed by several states and struck down in federal courts and by the Biden administration.
Austin AFL-CIO Council Urges Biden to End Medicare Privatization Scheme
The resolution is the latest to reject a plan to build on a privatization ploy constructed by the Trump administration.
SCOTUS Medicaid Case Could Endanger Elderly, Disabled People, Advocates Warn
The case could limit private citizens’ right to sue when Medicaid isn't fairly and safely administered.
Pediatric Emergency Rooms Are at Capacity as COVID, RSV and Flu Collide
In the U.S., the winter respiratory virus season started earlier than usual this year.