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Murder of UnitedHealth CEO Reveals Widespread Anger at Health Insurance Industry
New York prosecutors have charged a suspect with murder for the slaying of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Rep. Ro Khanna Rebukes ABC Anchor for Dismissing Possibility of Medicare for All
Khanna told anchor Martha Raddatz he believes Bernie Sanders is “absolutely right” that health care is a human right.
Supreme Court Case on Trans Health Shows How Gender Essentialism Harms Us All
Everyone who cares about bodily autonomy should fight for trans health care.
Millions Are at Immediate Risk of Losing Coverage If Trump Cuts Medicaid Funding
Nine states have trigger laws that would swiftly end their Medicaid expansions if federal funding falls.
Disabled Seniors Living Alone Often Have Trouble Getting Care
Only 12 percent of older US adults who rarely or never leave home have access to home-based primary care.
How a Palestinian Woman Lives With a Rare Illness While Surviving Gaza Genocide
Rana Nabeel Baalousha's only hope of survival is a medical transfer out of Gaza, but Israel won’t allow it.
The Reproductive Justice Movement Must Be Expansive Under a Second Trump Term
With a federal Republican trifecta, the reproductive and disability justice movements need each other more than ever.
Maryland Aims to Train as Many as 120 New Abortion Care Providers Over Two Years
A new training program is offering reproductive health care skills to health care providers across the state.
Trump Picks Medicare Privatization Proponent Dr. Oz to Oversee Medicare Agency
Critics point out that Mehmet Oz also peddles baseless health advice and “profits from fringe medical ideas.”
UnitedHealth Limiting Mental Health Coverage Puts Patients’ Treatment at Risk
Deemed illegal in three states, similar practices persist due to a patchwork of regulation.