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US Maternal Mortality Rate Is Increasing — and the Data Still Miss Many Deaths
The rate is missing a huge chunk of relevant deaths, including suicides and drug overdoses.
Trump’s “Health Reform Vision” Includes $1 Trillion in Cuts to Medicaid and ACA
His proposal includes no protections for people with preexisting conditions and the threat of millions losing coverage.
In New Hampshire and Beyond, Medicare for All Is Fueling Sanders’s Rise
Polls show that New Hampshire primary voters consider health care to be the most important issue in the election.
Trump Was Wrong — Drug Prices Are Still Not Going Down
Trump claimed drug prices are going down, but already in 2020, 2,519 drugs have increased prices.
Coronavirus Highlights Need for Paid Sick Leave in the US
Staying home when sick isn't possible for workers employed in a tough-it-out workplace culture without paid sick leave.
Home Health Care Is Suddenly Harder to Come by for Medicare Patients
Home health agencies across the country are grappling with a significant change in how Medicare pays for services.
Here’s What Trump Won’t Talk About in the SOTU (Hint: It’s Everything Important)
As we approach the 2020 election, it’s time to give an honest accounting of Donald J. Trump’s time in office.
Trump’s Medicaid Block Grant Plan May Impact Millions of Low-Income People
Here are the five most important things to know about how the new plan works.
With Medicare for All on the Table, Iowans Are Caucusing for Their Lives
Activists stormed Biden’s campaign office in Des Moines, confronting his campaign for lying about Medicare for All.
Nearly Eight Thousand Hospital Workers Strike in Seattle
Thousands of hospital workers in the Swedish Medical Center in Seattle walked out January 28 on a three-day strike.