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A Public Option Sustains Health Care Inequities. Medicare for All Tackles Them.
Under the public option model, health services would still be rationed based on the ability to pay.
South Dakota May Criminalize Lifesaving Health Care for Trans Youth
H.B. 1057 would make it a felony for doctors to provide anyone under the age of 16 transition-related health care.
Title X Gag Rule Has Led to Increased Funding for Anti-Choice Clinics
A group that operates 48 anti-choice clinics was awarded up to $5.1 million over three years in Title X funds.
California Governor Proposes Bold Plan to Create State Generic Drug Label
The proposals would lower prescription drug costs, increase access to health coverage, and restrict and tax vaping.
Clinton Says Sanders Achieved “Nothing.” My Community Clinic Shows She’s Wrong.
Bernie Sanders’s push to expand community health centers has touched millions of lives, including mine.
“Roe v. Wade” Is Being Chipped Away. Will We Lose It Altogether This Year?
Whatever the outcome of “June Medical v. Gee,” only Congress can guarantee abortion access, say advocates.
Structural Racism in Medicine Worsens the Health of Black Women and Infants
State initiatives are essential to eliminate the medical system's structural racism and support Black women and infants.
47 Years After “Roe v. Wade,” Theoretical Abortion Rights Are Not Enough
A right to abortion is meaningless if it cannot be exercised.
In Historic Shift, US’s Second-Largest Physician Group Endorses Medicare for All
The American College of Physicians represents 159,000 doctors of internal medicine nationwide.
Sanders and Warren Show Differences on Trade and Health Care in Debate
Sanders and Warren disagreed on whether to hold out for ideal solutions or to settle for immediate but limited reforms.