Truthout
Health Care
Federal Paid Leave Policy Could Grant Millions of Americans Access to Family and Medical Leave
Each year, more than 2.5 million working Americans are unable to take time off to care for a family member with a serious health condition.
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Fight for Health Care Justice Moves to States
Advocates of Medicare for All are developing state campaigns to win health care that eliminates insurance companies and covers everyone.
Will Malaria Soon Become a Disease of the Past?
A vaccination trial thatu2019s currently underway is showing remarkable results.
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Health Care: Let’s Have People Over Profits Once and for All
It's time to put people over profits once and for all, and require hospitals and health insurance companies to once again become nonprofits.
Veterans Die and Political Elites Thrive Until Healthcare Becomes a Right
While Bush and Cheney - exemplars of wealth and the politically elite - benefited from scientific and medical advancements, veterans have not.
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Look Ma: No Teeth… No Future!
So few of us will demand to have government do what governments were actually set up to accomplish: be our safety net when troubles arise.
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Cancer Care in the U.S – Achilles Heel of a Profit-Driven System
Care of cancer in this country is outpacing other health care problems and is already pricing itself beyond the reach of many Americans.
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California Turns to Private Prison to Address Overcrowding and Medical Care
California has contracted with a private prison corporation to open a 260-bed women's prison. But will a new prison address the overcrowding and medical neglect facing the state's female …
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Skyrocketing Salaries for Health Insurance CEOs
If they're making millions, should the rest of us have to pay higher premiums?
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Medicare Overpays Billions for Office Visits, Patient Evaluations
The findings by the inspector general of the US Department of Health and Human Services complement a recent review that found many doctors bill for services very differently than …