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Pfizer Price-Gouges by Charging 10,000 Percent Above Cost for US COVID Vaccine
The move comes as the U.S. prepares to end the free vaccine program and amid mounting fears of a winter COVID spike.
Critics Say Insurance Companies Deny Medical Claims to Make Billions in Profit
Sen. Bernie Sanders, patients and advocates are calling out insurers as analysts forecast premiums to spike.
COVID Has Become Indefinite. We Need New Practices to Keep Each Other Safe.
Some community organizers are using consent-based practices to build a safer world as the state abandons public health.
1.3 Million US Adults With Diabetes Ration Insulin Due to High Cost
Eli Lilly has hiked the list price of a commonly used insulin product by an inflation-adjusted 680 percent since 1996.
Congress Can Help Prevent Health Coverage Disruptions and Lock in Recent Gains
Congress needs to help minimize coverage disruptions when the continuous Medicare coverage requirement is phased out.
Mississippi’s Governor Is Using the Jackson Water Crisis to Push Privatization
Turning over the city's water system to a for-profit corporation will only make matters worse.
This CDC Scientist Couldn’t Access Monkeypox Treatment. Why?
It took three doctor visits -- and a desperate call to a colleague -- for a Black scientist to get treatment.
From COVID to Monkeypox, Our Health System Failed. We Need Medicare for All.
Medicare for All would go a long way in correcting the racial disparities we are seeing in monkeypox treatment.
80 Percent of US Voters Want Government to Enact Paid Family and Medical Leave
The U.S. is one of only seven countries in the world without federally guaranteed paid family and medical leave.
Water Access Has Returned to Jackson, But a Long-Term Health Crisis Remains
“The water is a window into that neglect that many people have experienced for much of their lives,” said one historian.