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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.
Biden Administration Has No Plan for Monkeypox Vaccine Access in Prisons
Jails and prisons could be high-risk spaces, but so far, proactive vaccinations aren't available.
Dr. Oz, Trailing Fetterman, Derides His Support for Medicare for All
Progressives push back on the former television personality's condemnation of single-payer health care.
Pharma Claims Drug Price Reform Hurts Innovation. Experts Say That’s “Bullshit.”
As the Senate moved to adopt modest drug pricing negotiation measures, pharmaceutical companies made specious arguments.
Capitalism Is Making Us Sick and Sucking Us Dry
“All of these systems of extraction are always connected,” says Beatrice Adler-Bolton.
98 Million Skipped Treatment or Cut Back on Spending to Pay for Care This Year
Nearly 100 million Americans have made health or spending sacrifices to cover the rising cost of medical treatment.
Republican Senators Reject Bill to Provide Veterans Care for Toxic Exposure
Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chair Jon Tester said the vote was an “eleventh-hour act of cowardice” from the GOP.