Anger Explodes at Health Care CEOs
Private insurers profit by denying help to sick people. When a CEO was murdered, Americans said just how they feel about that system.
Millions Will See Rise in Health Insurance Premiums If Federal Subsidies Expire
The Trump administration is unlikely to extend aid that has cut the cost of exchange plans.
‘It Had to Be Done’: Luigi Mangione Manifesto Revealed
"A reminder: the U.S. has the #1 most expensive healthcare system in the world, yet we rank roughly #42 in life expectancy," the 26-year-old accused of assassinating a health insurance…
How a Decades-Old Loophole Lets Billionaires Avoid Medicare Taxes
Most working Americans have to pay Medicare taxes, but some of the richest figures on Wall Street have found a way to opt out, a ProPublica investigation found.
Poll: Nearly 2 in 3 Americans Say Government Should Ensure Health Care Coverage
The US is the only wealthy country in the world without universal health care.
Glenn Greenwald: Americans Rail Against Healthcare Industry After CEO’s Murder
By Glenn Greenwald / System Update
‘Not Medically Necessary’: Inside the Company Helping America’s Biggest Health Insurers Deny Coverage for Care
America’s largest insurers hire EviCore to make decisions on whether to pay for care for more than 100 million people.
‘Not Medically Necessary’: Inside the Company Helping America’s Biggest Health Insurers Deny Coverage for Care
America’s largest insurers hire EviCore to make decisions on whether to pay for care for more than 100 million people.
Universal Health Care Was Big on the 2020 Democratic Platform. Where Is It Now?
Democrats ran on health care in 2020. In this year’s draft platform, it gets a handful of bullet points.
US Medalist’s Experience of Free Healthcare in Olympic Village Bolsters Case for Medicare for All
By Edward Carver / Common Dreams U.S. Olympic rugby player Ariana Ramsey became a sensation on social media this week after documenting a series of free healthcare visits in the…
Warren’s New Bill Makes Private Equity’s Death Grip on Hospitals a Crime
By Eileen Appelbaum / Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) Private equity’s entrance into health care since 2000 has been dramatic. Both the number of private equity (PE) deals…
I’m a Former Surgeon General and I Couldn’t Believe My $10k Medical Bill
Everyone must be able to access necessary care without fear of financial ruin
New Orleans Nurses Fight for a New Union as Hospitals Merge and Revenues Soar
Concerns over working conditions and patient care amidst hospital consolidation drove Louisiana’s largest union victory since 1993.
Lack of Access to Health Care Is Partly to Blame for Skyrocketing HIV Rates Among Gay Black Men
By Deion Scott Hawkins / The Conversation Over the past 20 years, people living with HIV in the United States have seen a drastic improvement in their overall quality of…
Sidney Wolfe: The Doctors’ Doctor for Prevention and Accountability
By Ralph Nader / Nader.org With the passing of Dr. Sidney M. Wolfe at the age of 86, our country has lost one of the greatest “extra-ordinary” physicians of the…