U.S. Medical Refugees Flee to India

Staff / Truthdig Dec 12, 2006 An increasing number of the 46 million Americans without health insurance have begun fleeing to places as far away as India to get lifesaving medical treatments. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Marie Cocco: Ignoring the Medicare Fiasco

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Dec 5, 2006 A new study suggests Medicare will lose $30 billion in overpayments to private companies over the next five years. While Republicans made the mess, the Democrats have threatened to do little more than spray Windex on a landfill. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Rep. Dennis Kucinich Tackles Healthcare

Joshua Scheer / Truthdig Nov 28, 2006 Rep. Dennis Kucinich speaks with Truthdig about the state of healthcare in America, his bill with Rep. John Conyers to provide universal coverage and why progress is inevitable: "It is going to happen, because there is an awareness that government has failed the American people in this regard, and it's an economic issue, it's a moral issue and it's central to who we are as a nation." Exclusive: For the first time, the Ohio congressman describes his behind-the-scenes struggle with the party to overcome corporate influence and promote healthcare reform. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Marie Cocco: A Prescription for Congress

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Nov 16, 2006 The Medicare prescription drug program is the single totem that best represents the ugly excesses of the now-defeated Republican-controlled Congress. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Jon Stewart to Dems: ‘Pick Up Your Game’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 1, 2006 "The Daily Show" host tells Larry King in that joking-but-not-really-joking way of his, "I'm leaving the Democrats out because I honestly don't feel that they make an impact. They have 49% of the vote and 3% of the power." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Kicking the Oil Addiction: Bush Lied, Again

Molly Ivins / Truthdig Feb 7, 2006 Cut imports? Medicare savings? Just kidding! As one White House official confessed, they just fib for your benefit. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Frist File

Staff / Truthdig Dec 8, 2005 Was Frist playing doctor when he pushed legislation for medical reform or just lining his pockets? Get background on the accusations of Medicare fraud, conflict of interest and insider trading facing Sen. Bill Frist. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )