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Pope reappears after surgery, backs free universal health care
Pope reappears after surgery, backs free universal health care
Pope Francis, seeming in good overall condition, appeared in public on Sunday for the first time since undergoing intestinal surgery a week ago and made a plea for free universal healthcare. ...[Read more]
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Workers With Health Insurance Face Rising Out-of-Pocket Costs
Workers With Health Insurance Face Rising Out-of-Pocket Costs
A new survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows annual premiums for a family now top $21,000, and deductibles have more than doubled since 2010. ...[Read more]
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46 Million in US Say They Would Not Be Able to Afford Needed Health Care
46 Million in US Say They Would Not Be Able to Afford Needed Health Care
A new study released Wednesday morning shows that nearly 50 million Americans would be unable to afford quality healthcare should the need for treatment suddenly arise, a finding seen as further evidence of the immorality of a for-profit insurance system ...[Read more]
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Universal Health Care is a Popular Idea in America, So Why Does Biden Seem Intent on Enriching Private Insurance Companies? – CounterPunch.org
Universal Health Care is a Popular Idea in America, So Why Does Biden Seem Intent on Enriching Private Insurance Companies? – CounterPunch.org
A new poll by Morning Consult and Politico finds that a majority of Americans—55 percent—support Medicare for All. Strangely, the pollsters headlined their results by saying, “Medicare for All Remains Polarizing.” Nearly 80 percent of all Democrat ...[Read more]
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One Year Into Pandemic, 109 Democrats Get Behind Renewed Medicare for All Effort
One Year Into Pandemic, 109 Democrats Get Behind Renewed Medicare for All Effort
“It was exactly one year ago that every single state across this country had a confirmed Covid-19 case, and in the 365 days since, the case for Medicare for All has never been clearer,” Jayapal said during the live streaming event. ...[Read more]
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In Our Corona-Capitalist Dystopia, You Can Have Multiple Star Wars Helmets, But No Health Care
In Our Corona-Capitalist Dystopia, You Can Have Multiple Star Wars Helmets, But No Health Care
If you’ve found yourself impulsively shopping online during quarantine, you’re not alone. And there’s no shame in it. But this is our corona-capitalist dystopia: purchasing things we may or may not need while desperately needed public services are l ...[Read more]
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This 15-year-old Florida shooting survivor was shot 5 times while saving 20 of his classmates — and now his family is trying to raise $1 million for his hospital bills
This 15-year-old Florida shooting survivor was shot 5 times while saving 20 of his classmates — and now his family is trying to raise $1 million for his hospital bills
Anthony Borges saved 20 other students during the Parkland shooting, and was shot five times but survived. Now people are raising funds for his hospital bills. ...[Read more]
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Teacher in US dies from flu effects for not having money for medicine
Teacher in US dies from flu effects for not having money for medicine
A second grade teacher at Ikard Elementary School, 38-year-old Heather Holland, died Sunday due to complications of the flu. In addition to a classroom of second graders, Holland left behind husband Frank Holland, a 10-year-old daughter, and a 7-year-old ...[Read more]
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Why does it cost $32,093 just to give birth in America?
Why does it cost $32,093 just to give birth in America?
Stella Apo Osae-Twum and her husband did everything by the book. They went to a hospital covered by insurance, saw an obstetrician in their plan, but when her three sons – triplets – were born prematurely, bills started rolling in. The hospital charge ...[Read more]
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An ER visit, a $12,000 bill — and a health insurer that wouldn’t pay
An ER visit, a $12,000 bill — and a health insurer that wouldn’t pay
Cloyd came in after a night of worsening fever and a increasing pain on the right side of her stomach. She called her mother, a former nurse, who thought it sounded like appendicitis and told Cloyd to go to the hospital immediately. The doctors in the eme ...[Read more]
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