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Health Care
We Must Fight Privatization of Medicare and Medicaid to Win Single-Payer
It’s time the U.S. had a health care system that operates as a public good, free from the demands of profit-making.
Missouri’s GOP Governor Forced to Expand Medicaid Access Following Court Ruling
Missouri now joins 37 other states and Washington, D.C. in expanding Medicaid access through the Affordable Care Act.
Thousands of People Were Given Heart Pumps Despite FDA Warnings of Defects
The FDA has relied on device makers to fix problems voluntarily rather than compelling them to do so.
Capitalism Primes Our Bodies for Illness
Physician Rupa Marya and co-author Raj Patel's new book examines the social and environmental roots of poor health.
Medicare for All Rallies in 50 Cities Show Big Support for Universal Health Care
The common strategic thread for success is building a strong, popular social movement demanding health care for all.
Nearly One in Five Americans Are in Collections for Medical Debt
It’s time to expand Medicare to full coverage for all people in this country.
Texas Republicans Introduce 12 Anti-Trans Bills in Just One Week
Abhorrently, one of the bills categorizes allowing a trans child to access health care as child abuse.
Physicians Have a Duty to Confront the Exploitative Industry That Employs Them
Physicians take an oath to do no harm. Upholding it requires fighting the structural violence that hurts patients.
Democrats Seek Workarounds to Republican Resistance on Medicaid Expansion
In the years leading up to the pandemic, states that expanded Medicaid cut their uninsured rates by half.
Pandemic’s High Toll at the Texas Border Lays Bare Gaps in Health and Insurance
Health experts say Texas's lax COVID response and refusal to expand Medicaid contributed to the higher death rates.