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A New Trump Proposal Threatens Insurance Coverage Through HealthCare.gov
If finalized, the rule would encourage privatization of core functions of health insurance marketplaces.
Hundreds of Nursing Home Workers Are on Strike
The workers are demanding higher wages, hazard pay and better staffing.
To Solve the COVID Crisis, We Must Push Biden to Put People Over Profits
Will the Biden administration really listen to science if that requires putting people’s needs above corporate profits?
Rural Hospitals Are Facing Unprecedented Challenges Amid Worsening Pandemic
Lack of resources, sick health care workers and the politicization of public health are among the challenges they face.
Mobile Morgues Fill Up in El Paso as Gov. Greg Abbott Refuses New Lockdown
El Paso County is facing one of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks in the U.S.
COVID-Positive Health Care Staff Told to Stay on the Job in North Dakota
This comes as North Dakota faces one of the worst outbreaks of COVID-19 and grapples with health care staff shortages.
Hospitals Are Still Unprepared and Lack PPE After 9 Months of Pandemic
The nation's largest nurses' union estimates at least 2,000 frontline health care workers have died due to COVID-19.
Health Workers Don’t Need Heroizing Amid COVID Third Wave. They Need Resources.
Hospitals are not only running out of beds -- they're running out of staff.
COVID-19 Expected to Overwhelm Health Care System as Trump Sabotages Transition
The incoming administration is locked out of key health agencies as Trump focuses on challenging the election results.
Supreme Court Challenge to ACA Highlights Why We Need Medicare for All
A ruling against the Affordable Care Act could jeopardize health coverage for millions amid the pandemic.