NRA Sponsors Insurance for Members Who Shoot People

Emily Wells / Truthdig Oct 23, 2017 Gun control advocates believe insurance policies sponsored by the National Rifle Association offer gun owners a sense of security in being quick to shoot. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

GOP Senator Says Deal Is Set on Payments to Health Insurers

By Alan Fram / AP Oct 17, 2017 Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., says he has reached an agreement with his Democratic counterpart on resuming federal payments that Trump blocked last week. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

States That Voted for Trump Hurt Most by His Health Care Decision

Christina A. Cassidy and Meghan Hoyer / AP Oct 14, 2017 Nearly 70 percent of those benefiting from cost-sharing subsidies live in states the president won in November. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Uproar After Trump Declares End of Health Care Subsidies

By Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Oct 13, 2017 Hours after signing an executive order that is expected to drive up insurance costs, the president takes another step toward dismantling the Affordable Care Act. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

In Opioid Crisis, Insurers Limit Less Addictive Meds

Katie Thomas / The New York Times, and Charles Ornstein / ProPublica Sep 20, 2017 Drug companies and doctors have been accused of fueling the epidemic, but the role of insurance companies is under scrutiny too. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Health Care 2017: A Physician’s Perspective

Staff / Truthdig Jul 2, 2017 Most doctors will say that the system is broken, and that only activist citizens can restore a sane, rational method of governance and problem-solving to America. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Sen. Dianne Feinstein Benefits From Health Care Lobbyists After Dismissing a Single-Payer System

Emma Niles / Truthdig May 2, 2017 The California Democrat attended a fundraising event held by a big-pharma lobbying firm a week after constituents booed her stance on single-payer health care. (Pictured, a protester at a Feinstein event in February.) Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Why the Affordable Care Act Hasn’t Gone Far Enough (Audio and Transcript)

BLANK Apr 14, 2017 Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer and activist Dr. Paul Song discuss the failures of Obamacare and the future of health care reform. Transcript added. Dig deeper ( 20 Min. Read )

Nearly Half of Doctors in LinkedIn Poll Back Single-Payer Health Care

By Steven Rosenfeld / AlterNet Apr 10, 2017 Many said they would accept earning less if it meant less insurance bureaucracy, more time with patients and a clearer conscience as a result, the networking site reports. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders: Democrats’ Intransigence Is the Solution, Not the Problem (Video)

By Jon Queally / Common Dreams Mar 27, 2017 The refusal of progressives and Democrats to work with the GOP is not why the American Health Care Act failed, according to the Vermont senator and former presidential candidate. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

If ‘Ryancare’ Is Dead on Arrival, Can We Please Now Try Single-Payer?

By Ellen Brown / Web of Debt Mar 16, 2017 The problem for policymakers is that they have been trying to fund an inefficient and overpriced medical system with scarce taxpayer funds without capping costs. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges and Dr. Margaret Flowers Discuss How to Fix the Health Care System (Video)

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Feb 21, 2017 Insurance companies pitting "patients and health professionals against each other" have led the U.S. into crisis, Flowers tells the Truthdig columnist. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )