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Health & Wellness

Losses Go Deep in the Fight for Better Health Care

Liz Theoharis / TomDispatch Mar 11, 2024 The "unwinding" of pandemic-era Medicaid expansion programs highlights the acute need for a better path forward on health insurance. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

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 )

Why Are Democrats So Afraid of Medicare for All?

Jim Hightower / OtherWords Dec 16, 2019 A gaggle of don’t-rock-the-corporate-boat, fraidy-cat Democrats want progressives to back off big proposals, but they're not the only ones. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Americans Must Choose Between Life and Death in 2020

Lindsay Koshgarian / OtherWords Nov 27, 2019 We could continue to fund military boondoggles and fruitless wars, or invest our money in a policy that will benefit the whole country. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Sanders Set to Mount Vigorous Defense of ‘Medicare for All’

JUANA SUMMERS / The Associated Press Jul 17, 2019 The presidential candidate is expected to hit back at his critics who say his signature proposal amounts to both bad politics and bad policy. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Obvious Reason Congress Is in No Rush to Make Health Care Universal

Jim Hightower / OtherWords Jul 8, 2019 Despite single-payer's popularity among most Americans, our lawmakers are yawning over the people’s plea for sweeping reform. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Lobbyists Are Working Overtime to Quash Medicare-for-All

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams May 12, 2019 Staffers for top Democrats reportedly attend a luxury retreat hosted by corporate lobbyists working to undermine the push for single-payer. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Time for Medicare-for-All Has Arrived

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Mar 6, 2019 After 75 years of debate, universal health care may be on the horizon at last. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

John Dingell, Longest-Serving Member of Congress, Dies at 92

MIKE HOUSEHOLDER and DAVID EGGERT / The Associated Press Feb 8, 2019 The Michigan Democrat was a longtime supporter of universal health care and a dogged pursuer of government waste and fraud. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Democratic Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey Launches 2020 Bid

ELANA SCHOR / The Associated Press Feb 1, 2019 The ex-mayor of Newark with a compelling personal biography delivers a sweeping call of unity as he joins what's becoming a crowded field. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Democrats Roll Out Big Health Care Proposals in the States

SALLY HO and GEOFF MULVIHILL / The Associated Press Jan 12, 2019 The first full week of state legislative sessions sees a flurry of plans to expand health care while lowering costs. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )