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Fighting for Our Lives: The Movement for Medicare for All

President Biden delivers remarks with Vice President Kamala Harris in the State Dining Room at the White House on February 5, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
Op-Ed
Environment & Health

Biden’s Health Plan Shifts Even More Public Dollars Into Private Hands

Biden’s American Rescue Plan, like the Affordable Care Act, does not move us any closer toward a single-payer system.
by
Margaret Flowers,
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February 18, 2021
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A girl lays on a woman's lap outside the Supreme Court as it hears oral arguments that challenge the Affordable Care Act on November 10, 2020, in Washington, D.C.
Op-Ed
Environment & Health

Supreme Court Challenge to ACA Highlights Why We Need Medicare for All

A ruling against the Affordable Care Act could jeopardize health coverage for millions amid the pandemic.
by
Margaret Flowers,
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November 11, 2020
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A Medicare for All rally held in 2017
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Environment & Health

Democrats Poised to Propose Medicare for Those Who’ve Lost Health Coverage

Meanwhile, public support for a Medicare for All health system has surged during the COVID-19 outbreak.
by
Mike Ludwig,
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April 28, 2020
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First responders from IU Health Bloomington hospital pick up a woman who described COVID-19 symptoms in Bloomington, Indiana.
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Environment & Health

More Than 2 Million Uninsured People May Be Hospitalized for COVID-19

The Trump administration will reimburse hospitals with emergency funding, but there may not be enough money.
by
Mike Ludwig,
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April 8, 2020
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First responders from IU Health Bloomington hospital pick up a person describing COVID-19 symptoms in Bloomington, Indiana, March 23, 2020.
News Analysis
Environment & Health

The US’s Wave of Hospital Closures Left Us Ill-Equipped for COVID-19

Since 1975, as the population grew by 115 million, the number of hospital beds shrank from 1.5 million to 925,000.
by
Margaret Flowers,
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March 31, 2020
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The Department of Veterans Affairs serves as a backup health care system in a national health emergency.
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Environment & Health

Vets Say We Need a Strong VA to Combat Coronavirus and Win Medicare for All

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) serves as a backup health care system in a national health emergency.
by
Candice Bernd,
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March 25, 2020
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Tents are set up at the dock a large cruise ship is docked at
Op-Ed
Environment & Health

Coronavirus Will Spread Faster Because We Lack Universal Health Care

Under the U.S.’s for-profit health system, the epidemic is not being treated like the public emergency it is.
by
Joel Segal &
Harvey Wasserman,
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March 11, 2020
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Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during a press conference to announce legislation to extend and expand funding for community health centers and the National Health Service Corps, at the U.S. Capitol on March 28, 2019, in Washington, D.C.
News
Environment & Health

Community Clinics Fighting Coronavirus Could Soon Lose Federal Funding

Community health centers, often the first public health responders, could lose funding unless Congress acts.
by
Mike Ludwig,
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March 5, 2020
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A woman wearing a face mask walks by a public train
Op-Ed
Environment & Health

How Can the US Confront Coronavirus With 28 Million People Uninsured?

The coronavirus has highlighted the moral imperative and the pragmatic rationale for universal health care.
by
Sasha Abramsky,
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February 27, 2020
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Joined by members of Make the Road Action and his supporters, Sen. Bernie Sanders participates in a “March to the Polls” on February 15, 2020, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
News
Politics & Elections

Nevada Is a Big Test for Bernie Sanders’s Medicare for All Plan

Will Joe Biden’s attacks on Medicare for All backfire in the Silver State?
by
Mike Ludwig,
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February 18, 2020
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