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Eleven Steps for States to Rein in Health Care Costs While Building Toward Single-Payer
The biggest cost drivers are drug prices and the medical billing industrial complex.
Why Medicaid Matters to You
If the elderly can't get care, we're all affected.
Fossil Fuel Subsidies Lead to Massive Health Costs
The fossil fuel subsidies paid to the industry that exploits them is a fraction of their cost to people's health in the rich world.
When High Deductibles Hurt: Even Insured Patients Postpone Care
Just over half of people with health plans from their employers now have a deductible of $1,000 or more.
Keeping the Wealthy Healthy — and Everyone Else Waiting
A veteran journalist tells the story behind what may be the most troubling report yet of “concierge care.”
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Single-Payer Would Be a Good Start, but Real Health Equity Means Tackling Economic Disparities
We need to invest in jobs, education and housing so people at all income levels can lead healthier lives.
Medicaid Survived the Health Care Battle — Now Let’s Give It to Everyone
We should ditch employer-provided insurance. Administrative costs for Medicaid are nearly half of the cost of private sector plans. Yes, half.
Lessons We Can Learn From the Fight to Create Medicare
Yes, our health system is broken, but broken systems can be fixed — not easily, but they can be fixed.
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Noam Chomsky on How the United States Developed Such a Scandalous Health System
Noam Chomsky discusses the historical and political factors that have created and maintained the US health care system.
Football, the American Tragedy: Public Ignorance Persists on a Major Health Crisis
There's no way to make football “safe,” but many choose to believe NFL propaganda.