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Health Care
ObamaCare’s Relentless Creation of Second-Class Citizens (Part II)
ObamaCare uses a complex and intricate Rube Goldberg-esque system of eligibility rules.
Will Companies’ Health Care Programs Result in More Body Size Discrimination?
An analysis of whether employee surveillance is becoming a mainstay of the health benefit sector and the potential impact on workers.
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Walmart Workers Need a Raise and a Voice
Walmart continues to punish workers who fight their mistreatment, which costs taxpayers and the economy.
The Obamacare Scorecard
While the Affordable Care Act does some good things, it will only marginally improve upon a fundamentally broken system.
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The Obamacare Shock
Paul Krugman explains why the most shocking thing about Obamacare might be its success.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Reid Threatening “Nuclear Option” to Banish Filibuster, and More
In today's On the News segment: recently released hospital billing data shows huge disparities in how uninsured patients were charged for care, and more.
Will the Catholic Bishops Decide How You Die or Whether You Live?
Americans would do well to consider what happens when theology dictates health care.
If Frances Kelsey Could Protect America from the Pharmaceutical Industry in 1962, Congress Can Today
If you are in your 40s or 50s today, Frances Kelsey may have saved your life by standing up to big pharma.
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Pregnancy, Politics and the Policing of Women’s Bodies
The laws and policies that act to limit and legislate women's lives are intrusive, but they are also insulting and dangerous. They punish women and push an agenda that …
The Unhappy Marriage of Economics and Health Care
Conservative economic approaches to healthcare have crippled the system and we can blame economists for the failure.