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Health Care
Hospital Chain Threatened to Cancel Health Insurance of 1,300 Striking Workers
Health care workers in the Pacific Northwest initiated a five-day strike over low pay and understaffing.
New Federal Rule Boosts Street Medicine Services to Houseless People
This month, the federal government started paying for treatments delivered outside hospitals and clinics.
After Historic Strike, Unions Reach Tentative Deal With Kaiser Permanente
Workers secured a victory after the largest health care strike in U.S. history, protesting staff shortages and low pay.
Sanders Report: Major Nonprofit Hospitals Fail Poor Patients, Exploit Tax Breaks
Rather than providing affordable medical care for low-income patients, some are instead enriching executives.
Parents of Color Can’t See If Providers Have a History of Mistreatment
Consumer ratings sites rarely identify patient experiences by race, but that data could empower expectant parents.
New Jersey Nurses Enter Third Month of Strike for Safe Staffing
The striking nurses emphasized hospital understaffing endangers both workers and patients.
Medicare Is in Desperate Need of Modernization and Expansion — Not Privatization
Monetizing Medicare and Medicaid undermines coverage for those who need it most.
How Does Gig Nursing Work Affect Patients, Nurses and Health Care Facilities?
Classifying nurses as contractors gives companies more power and limits workers’ ability to hold them accountable.
Private Insurers Milk Taxpayers Up to $140 Billion a Year Via Medicare Advantage
The sum of overcharges could eliminate Medicare Part B premiums or fully fund Medicare's prescription drug program.
California Chamber of Commerce Targets Meager Paid Sick Leave Bill
SB 616 would change state law to require that workers be allowed 40 hours or five days of paid sick leave per year.