COVID Relief: The Biggest Health Care Expansion in a Decade
The American Rescue Plan will help over 1 million uninsured Americans get covered — and cut premiums by half for millions more.
The ‘Pre-Existing Condition’ That Doomed the U.S. COVID Response?
The answer from a blue-ribbon medical commission on the Trump years: decades of rising inequality.
Don’t Trash the Affordable Care Act—Expand It
Not even a raging pandemic stopped Republicans from dragging yet another effort to throw millions off their health care to the Supreme Court.
SCOTUS Birth Control Decision Favors Medicare for All
Access to essential medications, like birth control, should not be subject to the whims of our employers.
Poverty Won’t ‘Make America Great’
A recent UN report on international poverty highlighted an unexpected crisis area: the United States.
One Year of Trump: Boomtimes for Billionaires
The Trump tenure has been boom times for those at the top. For the rest of the country, economic opportunity looks bleak.
Do the Poor Deserve Health Care? These Politicians Say No.
Billionaire-backed politicians are turning Kentucky’s health care miracle into a tragedy.
Hazardous to My Mental Health
Trumpcare would strip access to essential mental health services for people like me.
Congress Wants to Cut Your Health Care — And Billionaires’ Taxes
But health care costs, not corporate taxes, are the real drain on the U.S. economy.
My Autistic Child Isn’t ‘Diseased’
Instead of trying to “cure” autism, we should focus on creating a friendlier, more respectful environment.
For Women of Color, the ‘Healthcare Gap’ is Real and Deadly
Millions of Americans will be affected by the GOP’s proposed healthcare replacement plan. But it’s black women and children, already at risk, who will be hit the hardest.
Health Care Repeal Is a Stealth Tax Break for Millionaires
If Obama’s health law is reversed, taxes will go down for the rich and up for the poor, while millions lose coverage.
Obama Tips His Hat to FDR
It’s good to see that after years of riling his base instead of rallying it, President Obama is rising above Washington’s gridlock.
Dreamers Need Not Apply
Hundreds of thousands of young immigrants are being shut out of affordable health insurance.
Defense Contractors Venture into Health Care
As funding for military contracts shrinks, major defense contractors have started to edge their way into the business of implementing health care reform.