Truthout
Health Care
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77 Years After It Became Law, Social Security Keeps 20 Million Americans Out of Poverty
More than 70 years after its creation, social security benefits are keeping the elderly above the poverty line.
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Medicare Rises as Prime Election Issue
With Mitt Romneyu2019s selection of Representative Paul D. Ryan as his running mate, Florida quickly emerged on Monday as a critical test of the nationwide Republican gamble that concerns …
Rep. Paul Ryan’s Far-Right Agenda: The Media Can’t Take the Truth
The media have worked hard to conceal Rep. Paul Ryan's extreme positions from the public.
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Campaign for Paid Sick Days in New York City Aims to Support Working Women
Concentrated in industries like care-giving and food service, and most likely to have to stay home if a child is ill, women risk the most when forced to take …
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Three Thousand San Francisco Janitors Prepare for a Strike
At issue in San Francisco is the same sticking point in most union contract negotiations - health care costs and wages.
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Will Conservatives Reject Health Care Rebates?
Are you against healthcare reform? Be prepared to return your insurance rebates.
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Romney’s Shifty Economic Plan: The First Challenge Is Believing It
Dave Johnson breaks down the Romney economic plan to show how many Americans stand to lose it all.
How to Pay for Single Payer Health Insurance, Part Three
This is a continuation of our series of interviews looking at single-payer or government-run health insurance plan and focusing particularly on Maryland.
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Obama Signs Law Giving Health Care to Lejeune Tainted Water Victims
President Barack Obama signed into law on Monday legislation to provide health care to thousands of sick Marine veterans and their families who were exposed to contaminated water at …
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Hospital Chain Inquiry Cited Unnecessary Cardiac Work
In the summer of 2010, a troubling letter reached the chief ethics officer of the hospital giant HCA, written by a former nurse at one of the companyu2019s hospitals …