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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Critics Blast Biden Rebrand of Trump’s Medicare Privatization Scheme
The program constitutes a “backdoor privatization of Medicare,” said one progressive advocate.
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.
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.
Medicare for All Bill Introduced by Pramila Jayapal Gets Record 120 Cosponsors
The bill has picked up nine cosponsors since Jayapal introduced it last March.