Health & Wellness

Biden’s Obamacare Expansion for DACA Immigrants Isn’t Big Enough

Mark Kreidler / Capital & Main May 13, 2024 While 40,000 Dreamers are likely to gain coverage, nearly half a million undocumented immigrants still cannot afford health insurance. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

A Health-Care Cliff Is Coming

LT Talarico / Other Words Feb 23, 2023 18 million Americans who could soon lose Medicaid access. Here’s how to keep people from falling over the edge—and how to fight back. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Armed With Protest and Poetry, a Muslim Ghetto in India Fights Back

Raksha Kumar / Truthdig Mar 4, 2020 The people of Mumbra fear that the government is threatening their independence and their identity. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Supreme Court to Decide Fate of Obamacare

MARK SHERMAN / The Associated Press Mar 2, 2020 Its decision on an appeal of a lower-court ruling declaring part of the statute unconstitutional is unlikely to come before the election. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

3 Years In, No Sign of Trump Alternative to Obamacare

AAMER MADHANI and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR / The Associated Press Dec 30, 2019 Despite campaign promises to replace the Affordable Care Act with something better, the uninsured rate has risen on the president's watch. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Despite Stable Costs, More Are Uninsured as ‘Obamacare’ Sign-Ups Open

RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR / The Associated Press Oct 31, 2019 The program's complexity was always a problem, and many low-income people still don't understand they can get financial help with premiums. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Repeal & Give-Us-A-Minute! (Video)

Mark Fiore / Truthdig Apr 4, 2019 Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Health Care Sign-Ups Lag as Saturday Deadline Looms

RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR / The Associated Press Dec 12, 2018 Fewer people are registering for the Affordable Care Act, despite stable premiums and financial aid available for millions of the uninsured. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Obama’s Support for ‘Medicare for All’ Is a Turning Point

Margaret Flowers, MD / Health Over Profit for Everyone Sep 9, 2018 Speaking at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign on Friday, the former president says Democrats are running on “good new ideas" like single-payer health care. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Getting From Profits for a Few to Health Care for All

Scott Tucker / Truthdig Mar 19, 2018 Organizing people dedicated to change begins with a conversation among friends and comrades. Start small, and start now. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

The Path to National Improved Medicare for All

Margaret Flowers / Health Over Profit Feb 7, 2018 State efforts hinder national efforts. To create single payer at a state level requires changing federal law. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Community Health Centers Face Uncertain Future

Jessica Corbett / Common Dreams Feb 3, 2018 GOP lawmakers haven't guaranteed that the next spending bill—which they must approve by Thursday to avoid another government shutdown—will include money for the centers. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )