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New Medicare for All Bill Will Dramatically Revamp Health Care
Democratic Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal discusses the new bill she introduced.
Insurance Stocks Plunge as Medicare for All Bill Unveiled With Major Support
Under Rep. Pramila Jayapal's plan, private insurance would be nearly eliminated.
Former Chief Medical Officer of New York City Jails Says Incarceration Is Deadly
Dr. Homer Venters discusses his new book, “Life and Death at Rikers Island.”
The Soaring Cost of US Child Care, in Five Charts
Child care has become one of the most expensive costs that a family bears.
States Are Reconsidering Restrictive Medicaid Waiver Policies
Restrictive Medicaid waiver policies don’t work.
More States Say Doctors Must Offer Overdose Reversal Drug Along With Opioids
Co-prescribing mandates are emerging as the latest tactic to combat the opioid crisis
To End the HIV Crisis, We Must Address Poverty
The main driver of the disease has more to do with social inequity than with the virus alone.
Beyond Beltway’s Medicare-for-All Talk, Democrats in States Push New Health Laws
Democrat-led cities and states move toward universal health care on their own terms.
The US Military Is Poisoning Germany
The U.S. military generally refuses to pay for cleaning up the contamination it has caused.
Medicare for All: Threat or Menace?
Sure, we can treat health care as a human right -- right after we hand out the free magic ponies.