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Why Is It That So Many Reporters Seem To Know So Little About Obamacare?
A great many reporters and editors at our most esteemed media outlets know very little about the policies available in the Exchanges.
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The TPP Tries to Put a “No Exit” Sign on America’s Crapified Health Care System by Allowing Medical Procedures to be Patented World-wide
Hundreds of thousands of people increasingly look to medical tourism to exit the brutal and hideously expensive US health care rental extraction device system.
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The Story of Atalissa Highlights America’s Long-Term Care Problem
America's health care system neglects people who require long-term care and denies them the opportunity to lead full, rewarding lives.
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The Culling of the American Herd
A Harvard/CUNY report that predicted as many as 17,000 Americans may die as a result of some states refusing to expand their Medicaid programs under Obamacare has received little …
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Obama Needs Different Health Sign-Up Message to Youth as March 31 Deadline Approaches
Early numbers suggest young people comprise a fourth of insurance purchases. The administration is hoping for a big jump to 40 percent.
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Hugo Chavez Frias: In Memory, Solidarity, Commitment to Participatory Democracy and Justice in Peace
Chavez was a bold thinker and a forceful advocate for justice.
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William Rivers Pitt | Worse Than the Mob: The Insurance Industry Is Organized Crime
William Rivers Pitt: Abandoning the concept of single-payer health care is the Original Sin of the Affordable Care Act.
Psychiatry Now Admits It’s Been Wrong in Big Ways – But Can It Change?
Even as the intellectual foundation for our drug-based paradigm of mental health care is collapsing, society's use of these medications is increasing.
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How a CBS Video About a Cancer Victim Misled Millions About Obamacare
A CBS report misled the public about Obamacare coverage. Maggie Mahar of Health Beat calls them on it and they pull the video. But by then the damage was …
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Why Hospitals Are Failing Civilians Who Get PTSD
More than 20 percent of civilians with traumatic injuries may develop PTSD. Surgeons and other trauma experts explain why many hospitals aren't doing anything about it.