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Medicaid “Unwinding” Is Largest Loss of Health Coverage in US History
After the U.S. uninsured rate hit a record low in 2022, millions are now losing health coverage simultaneously.
“Assisted” Outpatient Commitment Advocates Manufacture Consent Via Manipulation
There is a battle currently raging to convince the few states without involuntary outpatient commitment laws to give in.
Three-Quarters of Americans Back Plan to Negotiate Drug Costs Through Medicare
Only 6 percent of Americans said they disagreed with the federal government negotiating drug costs.
Illinois Hospitals Are Receiving More Out-of-State Patients Due to Abortion Bans
The University of Illinois health system may be treating three times as many abortion patients from other states.
Health Care Giants Dominate PA Lobbying While Pennsylvanians’ Health Suffers
Health care profiteers make up 3 of the top 5 spenders on lobbying in Pennsylvania.
Health Insurers Have Made It So Complicated to Appeal Denials That Very Few Do
No lawmakers or regulators in state and federal governments have forced all insurers to follow one simple standard.
Kaiser Permanente Workers Begin Strike Authorization Vote
The union representing 40% of the company's health care workers cited unfair labor practices and unsafe staffing levels.
Volunteers Organize to Save Abortion Clinic From Being Fined “Out of Existence”
Activists say the financial penalties are part of a targeted attack against one of only two clinics in Orlando, Florida.
4 in 5 LGBTQ Americans Feel Less Safe Because of Bans on Gender-Affirming Care
Anti-LGBTQ laws and policies “codifies discrimination and stigma into law,” the Human Rights Campaign said.
Henrietta Lacks Settlement Is Step Forward in Long Battle Against Medical Racism
The medical industry has a long history of using Black bodies for research without consent or compensation.