Tag: healthcare
Inequality gone viral: The obscene numbers
Something has to be done to heal the rupture in the sickened body of our nation.
‘Red line for a humane society’: 360+ DNC delegates vow to...
“Democrats who understand the profound need for Medicare for All don’t want a pat on the head. We want a genuine political commitment to healthcare as a human right.”
This is how COVID-19 is affecting indigenous people
The indigenous also suffer from a relatively high degree of socio-economic marginalization that makes them more vulnerable. This dynamic is not new.
Obamacare’s insurance safety net protects many of the millions losing their...
Due to the loss of income, people in states that expanded Medicaid under care of the ACA could become eligible for Medicaid coverage.
Navajo Nation suffers third-highest COVID-19 infection rate in US with limited...
“The level of inequity that you’re seeing … it’s part of this pattern.”
Medicare for All could be the answer for those 1 out...
Our mental health care system needs to disassociate with private health insurance in order to actually benefit U.S. citizens.
The communal interdependency of nationalized healthcare
“Why when I choose from the corpus of terms relating to universal healthcare I choose nationalized healthcare, because healthcare is rendered a national issue when we all rely on it.”
Pandemic doesn’t stop corporate media from crusading against universal healthcare
It’s clear that the American system of making health insurance a privilege only for those who work—or for those poor and old enough to qualify for Medicaid and Medicare—has made the U.S. especially vulnerable to Covid-19.
New Study estimates 7.3 million uninsured in US by summer due...
This issue really sheds light on a healthcare system that relies significantly on employer-based insurance.
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Education Department changes are leaving millions of vulnerable students at risk
Moving special education services and civil rights enforcement to other federal agencies has left families wondering what's next.
More than 770,000 children are no longer receiving SNAP benefits after Trump changes Federal...
Republican backers of Trump’s signature domestic policy bill repeatedly claimed that revisions to the food benefits program wouldn’t affect the most vulnerable. But reports from a dozen states show children are losing access.
Japan and South Korea: An alliance of middle powers?
Hedging their bets against Donald Trump is pushing the two countries together.
The Trump administration aims to penalize disabled adults who live with their families
A rule change pushed by White House officials would slash benefits or end support for as many as 400,000 Supplemental Security Income recipients.
The persistence of ‘Israel First’
Trump’s Middle East record reveals the short life of “America First.”