Robert Reich / TruthdigJan 31, 2016
The editorial board of The Washington Post has charged that Bernie Sanders’ plan rests on “unbelievable assumptions” about how much it would slash costs without affecting the care ordinary Americans receive. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Bill Boyarsky / TruthdigJan 26, 2016
Pundits say voter anger is what characterizes this year's presidential race, but it was a different story at a recent Sanders campaign gathering in Beverly Hills, where the candidate's supporters quietly sought serious answers to issues including health insurance, fracking and campaign finance. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / TruthdigJan 24, 2016
New York Times columnist Paul Krugman last week warned Bernie's supporters that change doesn’t happen with “transformative rhetoric” but with “political pragmatism” -- “accepting half loaves as being better than none.” Krugman just doesn’t get it. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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By Sarah Lazare / Common DreamsNov 20, 2015
From her call for a major air and ground war against Islamic State to her attack on single-payer health care, Clinton appears to be sprinting full speed to the right. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigSep 14, 2015
Earlier this month, the Vermont senator and Democratic presidential candidate said he would introduce legislation to halt skyrocketing pharmaceutical prices, which the industry raised 12.6 percent last year. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / TruthdigJul 6, 2015
The Supreme Court’s recent blessing of Obamacare has precipitated a rush among the nation’s biggest health insurers to consolidate into two or three behemoths. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 7, 2014
The endangered fish is now worth millions; Obamacare may very well pave the way to single payer; meanwhile, is Israel being "singled out"? These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
David Sirota / TruthdigNov 2, 2013
The new law cemented the industry's profit-extracting role in the larger health system -- and it still leaves millions without insurance. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Amy Goodman / TruthdigOct 10, 2013
The for-profit health-insurance industry in the United States is profoundly inefficient and costly, and a sane and sustainable alternative exists -- single-payer, otherwise known as expanded and improved Medicare for all. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigOct 9, 2013
As the secretary of health and human services, Kathleen Sebelius finds herself a mild-mannered Kansan in the center of one of the most vitriolic political battles in modern American history. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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We know about the tea party Obamacare obstructionists in Congress. But even more damage is being done to the program's implementation at the state level, where Republican refusal to expand Medicaid freezes out some 30 million people from coverage. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigAug 7, 2012
Internal inquiries have revealed that cardiologists at several hospitals operated by HCA, the United States’ largest for-profit hospital chain, performed unnecessary and potentially dangerous heart procedures, and made misleading statements in medical reports to make it appear the measures were needed. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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