Health Insurers Profit From Suffering, Not Care
The country’s largest insurer just posted record revenues. That money comes from denying care and gouging patients — who are now sharing their stories.
Doctors and Patients Protest UnitedHealth’s Record Earnings
Victims of America’s for-profit healthcare system recounted coverage denials and called for deep reform.
The CDC, Palantir and the AI-Healthcare Revolution
The CDC’s Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics (CFA) has partnered with the CIA-linked Palantir to cement the public-private model of invasive surveillance in “public health,” all while pushing the…
The ‘Uber Model’ Comes for Nursing
On-demand nursing is endangering workers and patients alike, a new report finds.
And the Winners of the 2024 Shkreli Awards for Worst Healthcare Profiteering Are…
"All these stories paint a picture of a healthcare industry in desperate need of transformation," said the head of the think tank behind the awards.
‘Delay, Deny, Defend’ Author: Americans’ Rage at Insurers Goes Beyond Health Coverage
It’s time to move from rage to regulation, an insurance expert argues.
Medicare for All Tops Sanders’ Prescription to ‘Make America Healthy Again’
"Our real problem is not so much a healthcare crisis as it is a political and economic one," he wrote in an op-ed.
I Got Cancer at 35. The Health Insurance System Delayed My Treatment for Months
Young adults face rising cancer rates — and barriers to timely interventions.
Caitlin Johnstone: Where the Aggression Really Begins
The empire’s favorite trick is to begin the historical record at the moment its enemies retaliate against its abuses.
Is Public, Quality Healthcare Possible in the United States?
Healthcare workers in the US have long been fighting for a radical transformation of the current for-profit healthcare system in order to provide quality care to all.
America’s Health Insurance Grinches: A Scathing Indictment of ‘Market’ Economics
The country’s flawed insurance model, driven by greed, leads to inefficiency, inequality, and denied care - a colossal scam that has sparked fury across the nation.
Hospital Gave Patients Meds During Childbirth, Then Reported Them for Positive Drug Tests
Mothers were reported after they were given medications used routinely for pain or in epidurals, to reduce anxiety or to manage blood pressure during cesarean sections.
Capitalists Should Be Removed From All Our Systems, Not Just Health Care
Yes, “capitalists should never be allowed near a healthcare system.”
Health Insurance Killing: Economics Does Have Something to Say
United and other insurers make a profit by restricting the claims they pay, so their profit motive goes directly against people’s need to get healthcare.
Behind UnitedHealthcare’s CEO Is a Larger System of Corporate Rule
The violence of for-profit health care’s megastructure can only be overcome through collective resistance campaigns.