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Trump’s Attack on Medicare for All Has Industry Fingerprints All Over It
It’s no surprise that the health insurance industry went right to the White House.
Trump’s Horrifying Medicaid Pick Was Hired to Dismantle the Program
As Maine's health commissioner, Mary Mayhew was instrumental in helping block Medicaid expansion there.
Election 2018: What’s at Stake for Families
The interwoven nature of the challenges ahead carry great political dangers.
Drug Makers Play the Patent Game to Lock in Prices, Block Competitors
No industry gets a greater financial return from its patent strategy than pharmaceuticals.
Trump Plans to Shut Down Healthcare.gov Repeatedly During Sign-Up Period
The website will be taken offline for maintenance nearly every Sunday during this enrollment period.
Hepatitis C Patients Are Being Forced Into Underground Buyers’ Clubs
Access to medication and treatment is a huge issue for hepatitis patients in the United States.
With Primaries Over, Advocates Fight to Keep Single-Payer in Spotlight
Keeping the fight for health care as a human right front and center in the general election is an uphill battle.
Immigrants’ Health Premiums Far Exceed What Plans Pay for Their Care
Immigrants subsidize -- rather than drain -- the health care system.
Threat to Obamacare Turns Up the Heat on Attorney General Races
Republican attorneys general across the country are poised to make good on the GOP promise to repeal Obamacare.
Federal Judges Confirm Transgender People Have Right to Equal Health Coverage
The rulings add to a growing body of case law that is improving transgender access to insurance equity.