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Advocates Warn Against Pence and Trump-Led Attacks on VA Health Care
Author Suzanne Gordon discusses health care for veterans.
Voters Expand Medicaid While Defeating GOP House That Tried to Destroy It
Voters sent a strong message to politicians last night, advocates for health care justice say.
Tuesday’s Election: Racism and Anti-Semitism Versus Social Security and Medicare
Trump and the Republicans are trying to present themselves as a populist party, but they offer nothing except bigotry.
Fixing Obamacare’s “Family Glitch” Hinges on Outcome of November Elections
This gap in the 2010 health law means health insurance remains unaffordable for millions of Americans.
More Than 3.6 Million US Children Don’t Have Affordable Health Care
Each time our system denies health care coverage to a child, we strike down hopes for that child's future.
Air Pollution Causes Up to 33 Million ER Visits for Asthma Annually
A new study is the first to look at the global asthma burden's connection to dirty air.
Why a National Health System Is Needed to Slow the Opioid Crisis
A system that views health care as a commodity and patients as consumers will never overcome the crisis.
C-Sections Are Both Overused and Not Available When Needed, Study Shows
C-section trends reveal too much intervention in high-resource countries and a lack of access in poorer countries.
The US Tested Bombs on the Marshall Islands. Now, Victims Are Seeking Justice.
Marshallese suffer from “alarming” cancer rates due to US nuclear weapons testing on their islands.
Critics Say Trump’s New Rule on Drug-Pricing Disclosure Doesn’t Go Far Enough
Drug pricing is a top issue in the run-up to the midterm elections.