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…
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…
Everyone must be able to access necessary care without fear of financial ruin
Concerns over working conditions and patient care amidst hospital consolidation drove Louisiana’s largest union victory since 1993.
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…
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…
By SP Staff ScheerPost is bringing back Larry’s List, a daily news curation from USC communications professor Larry Gross, to keep you up to date with the most cutting edge…
"Pfizer treats Paxlovid like a Prada handbag; a luxury for the few rather than a treatment for the many," said one consumer advocate.
A California settlement compels the state’s largest health care provider to spend $150 million on behavioral health services.
Philadelphia considers first US bill to end unlawful medical deportations.
Workers at Kaiser Permanente, the largest private health care corporation in the United States, have begun the biggest healthcare strike in U.S. history. They’re demanding a new contract with inflationary…
"In this particular case, here's the audacity: Self-managed abortion is not even a crime in fucking Nebraska," said one rights advocate.
As insurers reject coverage amid soaring anxiety and depression, a bill to help children and teens is quietly killed.
By Eve Ottenberg / CounterPunch During the pandemic, poor people did not have to renew their Medicaid annually. Now that covid is supposedly over, that has changed. Unwinding, in normal…
Health insurance CEOs pocket millions while citizens can’t pay the out-of-pocket.
