Lots of Talk, Little Action on Curbing Health Care Costs

ALAN FRAM / The Associated Press Mar 12, 2018 Congress' effort to stabilize the nation's insurance markets is faltering amid escalating demands by each party and erratic positions by President Trump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

America’s Health Care System Is an International Disgrace, and It’s Only Getting Worse

Alex Henderson / AlterNet Jan 3, 2018 A common talking point among American exceptionalists is that the U.S. is blessed with one of the best health care systems. Their claim couldn't be further from the truth. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Pakistan Has a Health Care Solution Worth Exploring

Zubeida Mustafa / Truthdig Dec 23, 2017 An institution that thrives because of private donors and public financing serves as a model for U.S. reform. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Trump Cares

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Why This Isn’t the Time for a Public Health Insurance Option or Medicare for Some

Staff / Truthdig Mar 29, 2017 To begin to solve the health care crisis, we need a system based on health and the money to pay for it. House Resolution 676 is the model for that system. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Clinton Health Care Hit Backfires as Evidence Shows Sanders Literally Right Behind Her

By Jon Queally / Common Dreams Mar 14, 2016 "Where was he when I was trying to get health care in ’93 and ’94?" Yeah, the photograph kind of says it all. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Obamacare: Not Perfect, But ‘Here to Stay’

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Jun 26, 2015 The Supreme Court’s ruling on the Affordable Care Act established it as a vital part of the nation’s social safety net and too much a part of American life to be ripped out. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Ted Cruz, Obamacare Hater, Peruses Obamacare Options for Wife’s Coverage

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Mar 25, 2015 He nearly brought the cogs of Congress to a halt in 2013 over the Affordable Care Act, and now the Texas senator and GOP presidential hopeful is in the market for health insurance for his wife, Heidi, while he's on the campaign trail. This is a bit awkward. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Five Reasons Why John Boehner’s Obamacare Lawsuit Doesn’t Pass the Straight-Face Test

Bill Blum / Truthdig Nov 25, 2014 When I heard in June that House Speaker John Boehner threatened to sue the Obama administration for implementing health care and immigration reform via executive order, I not only cracked a wry grin, I nearly doubled over in laughter, thinking that such a case would never see daylight. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Jeb Bush Makes ‘Hopeful’ Noises About 2016

Staff / Truthdig Apr 7, 2014 Looks like the 2016 presidential race could actually shape up to be a bona fide throwback to the ’90s, with a Bush and a Clinton duking it out for the White House. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Russell Brand: ‘Socialism Is Christianity Politicized’

Staff / Truthdig Jan 21, 2014 Comedian-actor-writer Russell Brand took on a range of topics including spirituality, materialism, politics and revolution during an interview at Cambridge University's student union in England last week. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ecuador Guarantees the Constitutional Right to Health and Education for All Its Citizens

Staff / Truthdig Jan 17, 2014 Ecuador has progressed leaps and bounds in the past two decades, and is placing education and health at the top of its agenda. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )