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Health Care
What to Know About New Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar
Who is this new secretary of Health and Human Services?
Medicare-for-All Proponents Warn Against Billionaires’ Plan to “Disrupt” Health Care Industry
This is a sharp turn away from a single-payer health care system.
Diversity in Health Care and Medical Training Saves Lives
Implicit bias can have deadly outcomes for patients.
Let’s Raise Our Voices to Protect Medicaid for Unemployed People
Imagine telling a laid off employee they won't have Medicaid to fall back on.
Medicaid Work Requirements Could Cost the Government More in the Long Run
Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin wasted no time with imposing new Medicaid restrictions.
We Must Stop Framing Programs Like Medicaid in Republican Terms if We Are to Save Them
We must view Medicaid with a progressive, not a racist eye.
Home Care Agencies Often Deny Medicare Help to the Chronically Ill
Medicare does cover home care services for patients who qualify.
Children’s Health Insurance Program Set for Five-Year Extension
Congress appears poised to finally ensure millions of children will still receive care.
How to Build a Single-Payer Health System: Lessons From Taiwan’s Turnaround
Single-payer is possible in the United States.
“But How Will We Pay for It?”: Modern Monetary Theory and Democratic Socialism
Socialism is financially viable.