This May Be the Only Viable Alternative to ‘Medicare for All’

Marshall Auerback / Independent Media Institute Feb 13, 2019 Universal health care has long been Democrats' holy grail. But even if legislation fails, there's still a way to fix our broken system. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Why Donald Trump and the GOP Can’t Repeal Obamacare

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Feb 17, 2017 Although many Trump supporters express disdain for government-funded programs, some rely heavily on benefits provided by the Affordable Care Act. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Study: 43,000 Could Die Under Affordable Care Act Repeal

By Ilana Novick / AlterNet Jan 24, 2017 Remember death panels? Many of the most die-hard proponents of this lie, including some who went on to benefit from Obamacare, are about to meet the real death panelists. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Palin’s Death Panel

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GOP Wants Donor Secrecy, Limbaugh Is Scared, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jun 27, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including an update on the messy voter purge in Florida and a "death panel" revival of sorts. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Supreme Court Is Life and Death Panel

RJ Matson, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch Mar 27, 2012 Dig deeper

Paging Dr. Paul: The Sickness Is in the System

Helen Redmond / Truthdig Oct 20, 2011 Taking personal responsibility for one’s own health is an artful dodge that suggests the government has no responsibility to provide health care to its population. It is an ideological mantra that health insurance company PR spinmeisters relentlessly front-load to the public via the stenographic mainstream media.Paul’s prescription for the millions of uninsured is to leave health care to the magic and mayhem of the market -- and if you go bankrupt, it’s your own fault. And bankrupt Americans go. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

What Is the Meaning of This ‘Blood Libel’?

Staff / Truthdig Jan 13, 2011 Wouldn't you know it -- the Sarah Palin Catchphrase Generator clicked, whirred and spat out another viscerally tinged and menacing two-word combination to righteously apply to her political opponents. This week's winner: "blood libel." But what does it mean? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Frist Supports Health Bill

Staff / Truthdig Oct 3, 2009 Good to know there are some seemingly dyed-in-the-wool GOP types who are at least partly open to some of the health care reform proposals knocking around the halls of Congress. Count among that tiny minority the former Senate Republican chief Bill Frist, who says he'd vote for the measure despite its shortcomings. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Did Somebody Spike Sen. Grassley’s Ovaltine?

Staff / Truthdig Sep 18, 2009 If you haven't been following Sen. Chuck Grassley's psychodrama, here are the recent developments. The Republican who personally delayed a health care reform has pretty much decided not to vote for any bill, even if he likes it, and is now offended that the president had the audacity to quote him accurately. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Death of Death Panels

The Rev. Madison Shockley / Truthdig Aug 22, 2009 The demise of the recent “death panels” debate was quick and painless -- unlike so many of the deaths that will occur among those who will now be without the benefit of their doctor’s knowledge of the dying process.The demise of “death panels” was quick and painless -- unlike so many deaths that will occur among those now without the benefit of their doctor's counsel. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Death Panel’ Déjà Vu

Staff / Truthdig Aug 14, 2009 Public memory often has a short shelf life, and it doesn't preclude the potential for rapid recycling, according to The New York Times' take on the current "death panel" controversy, considering that a prototypical version of this particular argument made the rounds during the (Internet-enabled) Clinton era. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )