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Sanders and Warren Urge Biden to Expand Medicare in the American Families Plan
Lawmakers argue that lowering the Medicare eligibility age would enact a broadly popular reform to the program.
Cuba’s Medical Investments Led to Lower Death Rates and Aid for Other Nations
Since 2020, approximately 440 Cubans have died from COVID-19, giving Cuba one of the lowest death rates per capita.
Hospitals Sued Patients Over Debt While Raking in Billions in Relief Aid
Some of the nation's richest hospitals recorded millions in surplus while patients have been sued for medical debt.
Biden Urged to Withdraw All Trump-Era Medicaid Work Requirements
The Trump administration approved policies making Medicaid coverage subject to stringent work requirements.
46 Million in US Say They Would Not Be Able to Afford Needed Health Care
18 percent of U.S. adults report that someone in their household skipped needed care over the past year due to cost.
One Year Into Pandemic, 109 Democrats Get Behind Renewed Medicare for All Effort
“The case for Medicare for All has never been clearer,” Rep. Pramila Jayapal said on Wednesday.
CDC Insisted Surgical Masks Were Enough. Caregivers of Color Suffered Most.
CDC guidelines don’t consider caring for a COVID patient to be a source of “exposure" if the caregiver wears a mask.
Children’s Hospitals Grapple With Young COVID Long Haulers
Doctors are now reporting the emergence of downstream complications that mimic what’s seen in adult “long haulers.”
Anti-Government Spending Group Attacks Discount Drug Program for the Poor
The group may be helping Big Pharma advance its agenda by lending an appearance of grassroots support.
Health Care for Trans Youth Is Under Attack in UK — and It’s Impacting the US
A court ruling in the U.K. could serve as a blueprint for undermining trans-affirming care for youth in the U.S.