Opinion: Single-payer provides best cure for California health care By MALINDA MARKOWITZ. February 6, 2018 at 6:30 am. UPDATED: February 6, 2018 at 9:24 am. East Bay Times. Excerpts only. Read complete article here. Imagine you are enduring excruciating abdominal pain so severe it forces you to rush to […]
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‘Crisis No One Is Talking About’: GOP Threatens Healthcare of 26 Million People Sens. Sanders and Baldwin demand urgent action as thousands of community health centers face uncertain future without federal funds by Jessica Corbett, staff writer. Feb 2, 2018. Common Dreams. While the Republican-controlled Congress finally […]
Medicare-for-All Proponents Warn Against Billionaires’ Plan to “Disrupt” Healthcare Industry “We can do better than a healthcare system run by a rent-seeker, a slumlord and a Wall Street bank. It’s called Medicare for All.” by Julia Conley, staff writer. January 30, 2018. Common Dreams. Excerpts […]
Jeff Bezos and his two friends just spooked health care stocks by Paul R. La Monica @lamonicabuzzJanuary 30, 2018: 12:45 PM ET. CNN Money. Excerpts only. Read complete article here. Shares of leading insurers and drug stores tanked after Amazon, JPMorgan Chase, and Warren Buffett’s Berkshire […]
Most Americans Can’t Afford A Minor Emergency Just 39 percent of Americans have enough money in savings to cover an unexpected $1,000 bill, according to a new report. By Eleanor Goldberg. January 29, 2018. Huffington Post. Excerpts only. Read complete article here. James DeVolid, 54, […]
The first projections for Trumpcare 2019 are in: Expect rate increases of up to 30% By Michael Hiltzik. JAN 26, 2018. 1:05 PM. Los Angeles Times. Excerpts only. Read complete article here. If anything is predictable about the vandalism of the Affordable Care Act perpetrated by President […]
Why does it cost $32,093 just to give birth in America? The US is the most expensive nation in the world in which to have a baby – and it may factor into thousands of bankruptcies each year Jessica Glenza in New York. Tue 16 Jan 2018 02.00 EST. […]
Nurses: Villaraigosa’s Distortions, Fear Mongering on SB 562 Stain His Candidacy, Mock Health Crisis Felt by Millions California Nurses Association. January 26, 2018 The California Nurses Association/National Nurses United (CNA/NNU) today again condemned public statements by gubernatorial candidate Antonio Villaraigosa for politically motivated distortions and […]