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Health Care
Shummy’s Surrender: Democratic Governor of Vermont Goes South on Single Payer
Top Vermont Democrats were actually not enthusiastic about providing tax-supported universal health care coverage
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Ten Bonus Health Benefits of Birth Control
Gone are the days when family planning meant crossed-fingers and carefully washed reusable condoms, or metal pessaries or worse.
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Mutated Flu Virus Could Signal More Hospitalizations, Deaths This Season
Although flu activity has been relatively mild in the US thus far, Influenza A viruses, known as H3N2, have been seen in most states.
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Benzene and Worker Cancers: “An American Tragedy“
Documents lay bare petrochemical industry's $36 million ‘research strategy’ on carcinogen.
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The Logic of Short Hospital Strikes
In any industry these days, turning a strike to workers' advantage takes creativity, since bosses hold so many of the cards legally and financially.
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Big Changes in Fine Print of Some 2015 Obamacare Plans
Consumers have until Dec. 15 to switch plans before they are automatically re-enrolled.
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Ebola-Like Public Health Crises Highlight Need for Improved Medicare-for-All Model, Failures of ACA For-Profit “Market-Driven” Insurance Model
Affordable Care Act: prescription for decreasing coverage, increasing cost.
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How We “Blew It” on Obamacare
No one would have to worry about dealing with a greedy for-profit health insurance company ever again if Democrats had pushed for single payer.
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Handing More Control to Patients Could Just Be Cost-Cutting in Disguise
In the public consciousness at least, it seems the NHS must remain outside the whims of party politics.
The GOP Is Coming for Obamacare by Any Means Necessary
Republicans aren't waiting until their new compatriots are sworn into office.