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Rep. Cori Bush speaks at a House Judiciary Committee hearing at the U.S. Capitol on October 21, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
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Politics & Elections

Democrats Schedule First COVID-Era Hearing on Medicare for All

The hearing comes as progressives are waging a new congressional push for Medicare for All.
by
Sharon Zhang,
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March 24, 2022
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Man in hospital bed in Rio Grande Valley
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Environment & Health

Federal Agency Ends COVID Coverage for Uninsured After GOP Blocks Funds

Around 31 million people in the U.S. don’t have health insurance; meanwhile, the BA.2 subvariant threatens another wave.
by
Jake Johnson,
Common Dreams
March 23, 2022
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Sen. Mitt Romney speaks during a roundtable discussion with Republican senators and economists about the Democrat's social policy spending bill on Capitol Hill on November 30, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
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Environment & Health

GOP Is Sabotaging COVID Funding Even as Experts Warn New Surge May Be Coming

Funding is urgently needed for programs like free vaccines and treatment for uninsured people.
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Jake Johnson,
Common Dreams
March 18, 2022
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Women participating in post-partum training
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Environment & Health

Doulas Push Back Against California’s Proposal to Pay Them Shockingly Low Rates

It’s time for Medicaid to pay for doulas — and pay them fairly, say birth workers and their advocates.
by
Rachel Bluth,
Kaiser Health News
March 16, 2022
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Ukrainians barricading hospital with sandbags
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War & Peace

Global Nurses Union Says Russian Attacks on Hospitals Amount to War Crimes

Russia should “choose an immediate ceasefire,” the international group of nurses said in a statement.
by
Jake Johnson,
Common Dreams
March 16, 2022
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Chairman Ron Johnson arrives for a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing in Dirksen Building on December 16, 2020.
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Politics & Elections

Johnson Suggests GOP Will Seek to Repeal Affordable Care Act If They Win in 2024

A majority of Johnson’s constituents in Wisconsin oppose efforts to repeal the popular health care law.
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Chris Walker,
Truthout
March 8, 2022
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Patient in hospital bed, hooked up to IV drip, hiding face with arm and holding cell phone
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Environment & Health

A Quarter of Young Americans Say Medical Debt Forces Them to Skip House Payments

The financial difficulties younger Americans face are indicative of deeper problems in the U.S. health care system.
by
Chris Walker,
Truthout
February 28, 2022
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Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, testifies during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on June 9, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
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Environment & Health

Critics Blast Biden Rebrand of Trump’s Medicare Privatization Scheme

The program constitutes a “backdoor privatization of Medicare,” said one progressive advocate.
by
Jake Johnson,
Common Dreams
February 25, 2022
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Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra answers questions at a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on September 30, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
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Environment & Health

Medicare Privatization Needs to Be Ended, Not “Fixed,” Doctor-Activists Say

The program allows Direct Contracting Entities to keep as profit the funding they don’t spend on care.
by
Jake Johnson,
Common Dreams
February 16, 2022
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Medical billing statement with stethoscope
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Environment & Health

This Man Donated His Kidney — and Received a $13,064 Bill in Return

Living organ donors are never supposed to be billed for transplant-related care.
by
Anjeanette Damon,
ProPublica
February 11, 2022
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