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From COVID to Monkeypox, Our Health System Failed. We Need Medicare for All.
Medicare for All would go a long way in correcting the racial disparities we are seeing in monkeypox treatment.
Kaiser Permanente Therapists Keep Striking, Citing Dangerous Delays for Patients
Clinicians say patients routinely wait months between appointments, and therapists are given unmanageable workloads.
Underfunding Public Health Is a Decision to Let People Die in the Next Pandemic
Our public health system is chronically underfunded, understaffed and in some sites being stripped of its legal powers.
Right-Wing Disinformation Campaigns Are Imperiling Access to Trans Health Care
Right-wing rhetoric has unleashed bomb threats against children’s hospitals and spawned dozens of anti-trans bills.
Capitalism Fuels Disease, Trauma and Addiction. How Can We Heal?
Physician Gabor Maté discusses his new book, “The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture.”
Judge Said Religious Employers Can Deny Preventive Care — a Dizzying Precedent
Today’s hearing will clarify the ruling letting employers off the hook for preventive care they associate with “sin.”
Sanders Calls State of US Health Care an “International Embarrassment”
“Sickness should not be a cause of financial ruin,” Sanders said.
Poll Shows 8 in 10 Americans Say They Are Concerned About Access to Health Care
A new survey shows roughly two-thirds of adults think it is the federal government's responsibility to ensure coverage.
Value-Based Payment Is the New For-Profit Health Care Industry
Financed by powerful corporations and private equity firms, value-based payment threatens to take over health care.
Biden Announces Hearing Aids Will Soon Be Able to Be Sold Over the Counter
The new FDA rule will help lower costs by about $3,000 per pair, according to the White House.