“Doctors are showing — through their words and actions — that they are reluctant to practice in places where making the best decision for a patient could result in huge fines or even a prison sentence. And when clinics that provide abortions close their doors, […]
“Under the leadership of an aggressive opponent of anti-competitive business practices, the Federal Trade Commission is moving against drug companies and industry middlemen as part of the Biden administration’s push for lower drug prices at the pharmacy counter.” A More Aggressive FTC Is […]
Action Alerts 1. Urge your California legislators to sponsor andvote for SB770, “Unified Health Care Financing” Up for full Senate Vote before 6/2/23Click to look up your California representatives 2. Urge your members of Congress to supportSen. Bernie Sanders’ and Rep. Pramila Jayapal’ssingle-payer bills […]
“Senator Bernie Sanders & Representative Pramila Jayapal re-introduced their Medicare-for-All bills on May 17th. Although prospects for passage are low this Congress, enthusiasm for organizing is high. By including everyone in health care, we save money. If only the Right and Left could […]
“Although the nation made progress in closing the gap between white and Black mortality rates from 1999 to 2011, that advance stalled from 2011 to 2019. In 2020, the enormous number of deaths from covid-19 — which hit Black Americans particularly hard — erased two […]
Announcement! May 16, 2023 Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Pramila Jayapal to Launch Single-Payer Bills Click for an overview of the Medicare for All Act of 2023 featuring Eagan Kemp, Public Citizen & Benjamin Day, Healthcare NOW! Click to look up […]
“The three biggest PBMs — OptumRx, CVS Caremark, and Express Scripts — control about 80% of prescription drug sales in America and are the most profitable parts of the health conglomerates in which they’re nestled. “CVS Health, the fourth-largest U.S. corporation by revenue […]
“If you are enrolled in Medi-Cal, as more than one-third of Californians are, make sure your county knows how to reach you, or you could lose your health coverage unnecessarily.” Medi-Cal Enrollees in California: Here’s How to Verify […]
