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Health Care
The Weak and Defeatist Democratic Platform on Health Care
The DNC committee voted down an amendment to include single-payer health care in the platform.
Can Overuse of Health Care Be Managed by Giving Consumers More Choice and Responsibility?
After six years, the Affordable Care Act has failed to adequately rein in costs or prices.
Pro-Fracking, Pro-Colonialism, Anti-Single Payer: Democratic Party Platform Disappoints
Progressives vow to “take the fight to Philadelphia” and battle for stronger platform at Democratic Party convention.
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Monsanto, Bayer and the Push for Corporate Cannabis
Critics note that of the hundreds of millions in tax revenues that AUMA is expected to generate, not a penny will go to the California general fund.
A Brief Guide for Reading About Paulette Leaphart (Especially if You’re White)
Ask yourself how you might see her story differently if she were white. Just in case.
Feed Me, Pharma: More Evidence That Industry Meals Are Linked to Costlier Prescribing
A third study shows an association between physician drug choices and their interactions with the pharmaceutical industry.
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Aging, Sick and Incarcerated: The Need for Compassionate Release
Compassionate release as a policy is rarely implemented: On average, only 24 people are granted compassionate release each year.
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What Happens When You Can’t Afford Self-Care
There was a time not too long ago when my mind and body could rest.
Cost Effectiveness Analysis in US Health Care: Long Overdue
Given that the US has the most expensive health care in the world, you would think that CEA would be a major part of health policy. But the opposite …
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Corporate Social Responsibility in Health Care: No Such Thing
Is health care in the public interest based on medical need, not ability to pay?