Cash-Strapped Hospitals Can’t Handle the Coronavirus

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Mar 10, 2020 Years of budget cuts have destroyed our health care system, just when we need it most. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Coronavirus Could Wreak Havoc on the Working Class

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Mar 9, 2020 For service workers, there’s no such thing as paid sick leave or working from home, two measures that could slow the spread of the disease. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Coronavirus Testing Costs Spark Calls for Full Government Coverage

By Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Mar 2, 2020 Reports detail how Americans have been saddled with exorbitant bills following medical evaluations in the effort to contain the virus. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Medicare for All Should Be a Reality Today

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Feb 20, 2020 "People with low or moderate incomes do not get the same medical attention as those with high incomes." President Harry Truman in 1945. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Lobbies’ Greatest Ally in the Effort to Sabotage Health Care Reform

Joshua Cho / FAIR Jan 28, 2020 The insurance industry’s efforts to block changes to our medical system would not be so successful without working in tandem with media. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Our Nightmare Health Care System in One Doctor’s Bill

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Dec 23, 2019 American health care gets more insidiously outrageous all the time. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Court Voids ‘Obamacare’ Individual Mandate, Sidesteps Whole Law Issue

REBECCA SANTANA, MARK SHERMAN and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR / The Associated Press Dec 19, 2019 The ultimate fate of the rest of the Affordable Care Act's popular provisions like pre-existing conditions protections remains unclear. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Ralph Nader: American Seniors Are Being Duped

Ralph Nader / Common Dreams Nov 22, 2019 Medicare Advantage only serves to line the health insurance industry's pockets. Any claim to the contrary is foolish, dishonest or both. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

U.S. Judge Blocks Trump’s Health Insurance Rule for Immigrants

The Associated Press Nov 3, 2019 The temporary restraining order comes after a lawsuit contends nearly two-thirds of prospective legal immigrants would be banned under rule. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Big American Bribery Scandal Isn’t Felicity Huffman’s $15,000

By Thom Hartmann / Independent Media Institute Sep 17, 2019 A much bigger bribery scandal plays out every day in America—with nary a peep from the media. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Auto Workers Vote to Strike at General Motors Plants

TOM KRISHER / The Associated Press Sep 15, 2019 It's still possible that bargainers could hammer out an agreement, but a union spokesman says it's unlikely because many issues are unresolved. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Number of Uninsured Americans Rises for 1st Time in a Decade

CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR / The Associated Press Sep 10, 2019 The 0.5% increase, though modest, is the first real sign that coverage gains under Obama could be partly reversed by Trump's policies. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )