Why Medicare for some is the wrong idea
If you’re following the health care debate, you’ve already heard quite a bit about “Medicare for all,” the proposal to improve and expand Medicare, the...
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‘Medicare-for-all’ gets unexpected surge of support, even in red states
This is a story from Kaiser Health News. It was a sleepy Saturday in mid-February. But Virginia Sanders was speaking, and the audience was rapt....
The Health 202: Jayapal’s Medicare-for-all bill reflects influence of hard-line progressive groups
Rep. Pramila Jayapal’s sweeping Medicare-for-all bill embraced by more than 100 House Democrats reflects the influence of hard-line liberal groups and unions. These players don’t form the typical...
The Best Part of Medicare for All That You Haven’t Heard About
With the release of Progressive Caucus co-chair Pramila Jayapal’s Medicare for All bill, we are mired in the usual debates about the concept, which inevitably come down to...
In scathing ruling, judge rips insurer for putting ‘bottom line’ over patients’ health
(CNN) In a scathing decision, a federal judge blasted a subsidiary of the nation’s largest insurance company for focusing on the “bottom line as much...
The Medicare for All bill is a winner
(CNN)-Rep. Pramila Jayapal introduced a sweeping Medicare for All (MFA) bill on Wednesday (H.R. 1384), and the national debate on healthcare is bound to intensify...
An American got sick in Taiwan. He came back with a tale of the ‘horrors of socialized medicine.’
The Facebook post was illustrated with an image of an IV. “Went to the ER in Taiwan,” it began. Kevin Bozeat, a 25-year-old student, wrote...
Living with Type 1 Diabetes When You Can’t Afford Insulin
In 1921, the Canadian scientist and physician Frederick Banting found that a protein isolated from the pancreas of dogs could lower blood sugar in human beings....
Health Care and Insurance Industries Mobilize to Kill ‘Medicare for All’
WASHINGTON — Even before Democrats finish drafting bills to create a single-payer health care system, the health care and insurance industries have assembled a small...
Health care activists plan national push on Rep. Pramila Jayapal’s Medicare for All bill
With Medicare for All actually heading for a vote in Congress, progressive groups prepare for a long fight. With Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., and more...