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Fighting for Our Lives: The Movement for Medicare for All
Covering the campaign for single payer, its intersections with other movements and the millions of lives it will affect.
Series Introduction
In this ongoing series, we cover the front lines of the campaign for single payer, the history behind it, its practical implications, its intersections with other movements, and the millions upon millions of lives it will affect.
Trump Blames Obamacare for Premium Hikes His Own Policies Created
Trump is calling for a cheaper, more effective health care system. Medicare for All fits both of those criteria.
6 in 10 Americans Back Medicare for All — Poll
The poll's results stand in stark contrast to Trump's “Big Beautiful Bill,” which cuts federal health care spending.
As We Defend Medicaid, We Can’t Lose Sight of the End Goal: Free, Universal Care
While the GOP slashes health care funding at the federal level, some state governors are following suit.
I Got Cancer at 35. The Health Insurance System Delayed My Treatment for Months.
Young adults face rising cancer rates — and barriers to timely interventions.
Behind UnitedHealthcare’s CEO Is a Larger System of Corporate Rule
The violence of for-profit health care’s megastructure can only be overcome through collective resistance campaigns.
Universal Health Care Was Big on the 2020 Democratic Platform. Where Is It Now?
Democrats ran on health care in 2020. In this year’s draft platform, it gets a handful of bullet points.
Medicare Advantage Plans Disadvantage Many Elderly and Disabled People
For-profit Medicare Advantage program restrictions routinely result in delays and the denial of necessary health care.
Medicare Is in Desperate Need of Modernization and Expansion — Not Privatization
Monetizing Medicare and Medicaid undermines coverage for those who need it most.
To Protect Trans Health Care, We Need to Fight Bigotry — and Win Medicare for All
Trans people are up against bigoted legislation, bureaucratic red tape, and the U.S.’s cruel lack of health care access.
“Health Care Is a Human Right”: Sanders Reintroduces Medicare for All
Universal health care could have prevented over 338,000 COVID deaths, research has found.