Tag: healthcare
We need changes in our healthcare industry for more accessible care
By reducing prices and expanding coverage to more people, these big-picture changes could transform our healthcare system.
New poll shows how dissatisfied Americans are with US healthcare system
“It’s been decades in the making after failed promises by elected officials to do something to help Americans suffering at the hand of high prices for healthcare and prescription drugs.”
‘It’s not coming out’: Bernie Sanders stands firm on Medicare expansion
Sanders and other progressives have spent months defending the provisions in the $3.5 trillion, 10-year investment in climate action and social supports for lower- and middle-income families.
Why do Europeans live longer than Americans?
Over a generation ago, in a more equal United States, no one had to ask that question.
What will be the future of healthcare in the aftermath of...
The pandemic has made us more prepared and strengthened the healthcare system against any future global crises.
On Medicare’s 56th birthday, activists deliver 125,000+ petitions urging Congress to...
"We need Medicare for All. In fact, we needed Medicare for All yesterday."
Sanders, Warren lead call for Biden to embrace ‘historic’ Medicare expansion
"Voters delivered us governing majorities and now we must deliver for them on health care policies that are not only urgent but wildly popular."
PPE may save human lives, but it’s deadly for wildlife
Welcome to the world’s new pollution problem.
Women’s pain is routinely underestimated, and gender stereotypes are to blame—new...
A new study has found gender stereotypes are particularly decisive in the estimation of patients’ pain.
Lancet report: 40% of US COVID deaths were preventable. The country...
One of the report’s recommendations is reforming the system to a single-payer model like Medicare for All, which President Joe Biden has so far rejected in favor of bolstering the Affordable Care Act.
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David Huitema confirmed as ethics Czar amid fears of Trump’s return and conflict of...
As Trump’s second term looms, the Senate confirmed David Huitema to lead the Office of Government Ethics. Advocates praise the move, but critics warn of a tough road ahead for government accountability.
The worse the chaos that results, the sooner the eventual revulsion and turnaround
A too gullible population let itself be bamboozled.
Tlaib, ACLU, and advocates warn H.R. 9495 could empower Trump to silence nonprofits and...
Progressives and civil rights groups sound the alarm over legislation that could allow President-elect Trump to strip nonprofits of their tax-exempt status without evidence, threatening free speech and democracy.
JD Vance hints at Elon Musk’s role in targeting Social Security under Trump’s ‘efficiency’...
Republican vice-presidential nominee J.D. Vance reveals Elon Musk could lead a commission to cut federal spending, with Social Security and the Department of Defense as potential targets. The billionaire’s past decision-making raises concerns about the future of essential programs.
The ultimate corporate corruption: Trump appoints Musk to oversee US regulations
Examining the implications of Musk’s appointment to lead Trump’s new department of Government Efficiency and what It means for American democracy.