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May 16, 2023
Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Pramila Jayapal
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“…other critical health challenges were identified as health emergencies years before the start of the Covid-19 pandemic and continue to be so….”
Covid-19 is No Longer a Public Health Emergency, But Others Remain
CNN | Deidre McPhillips | May 15, 2023
“We live in a country where millions of people ration lifesaving medication or skip necessary trips to the doctor because of cost,” said Jayapal (D-Wash.)…Breaking a bone or getting sick shouldn’t be a reason that people in the richest country in the world go broke.”
Sanders, Jayapal Plan Town Hall on Healthcare as Human Right to Promote Medicare for All Bill
Common Dreams | Julia Conley | May 12, 2023
“The entire debate rests on a core disagreement about the nature of Medicaid and, by extension, health insurance itself. Is it something you should have to work to earn, or a right to which Americans are entitled?”
The Republican Plan to Sneakily Cut Medicaid, Explained
Vox | Dylan Scott | May 12, 2023
“Arguably, the best policy possible for American businesses of all sizes is the Medicare For All program promoted for decades by progressive Democrats.”
The Next Time Some Idiot Tries to Tell You the GOP is the Party of Business…
CounterPunch | Thom Hartmann | May 11, 2023
“‘Let me start off by saying if somebody in the real world is watching this hearing, they’ve heard every single person from the drug companies and from the PBMs say, “We are working tirelessly to lower the cost of prescription drugs….” And yet, at the end of the day, 1.3 million Americans are rationing their insulin,’ Sanders said.”
Insulin Companies, PBMs Pass the Blame as They Face Bipartisan Ire on Pricing
The Hill | Joseph Choi | May 10, 2023
“In California, Senate Bill 510 requires insurers in California to keep covering COVID costs like testing and vaccination after the national public health emergency ends anyway.”
How to Find COVID Tests, Care and Vaccines in California When Federal Emergency Ends
KQED | Carly Severn | May 10, 2023
“The truth is, even after the expansion of the ACA, efforts to expand Medicaid through the states, we’re still seeing a significant amount of patients, even patients with health insurance, struggling under the burden of medical debt.”
Khanna, Sanders to Call for Action Aimed at Easing Burden of Medical Debt
The Hill | Hanna Trudo | May 8, 2023
“…Our Revolution — which came out of Sanders’ 2016 presidential run — said that as the senator and Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) ‘prepare to reintroduce Medicare for All in Congress, we are organizing people struggling with medical debt to speak up and fight for healthcare justice.’”
‘Freedom from Medical Debt’ Campaign to Launch With Virtual Town Hall
Common Dreams | Jessica Corbett | May 8, 2023
“We certainly have not fully processed the significance of this once in a century mass death event that has killed almost twice the number of Americans that died in the so-called Spanish Flu pandemic that started in 1918.”
Mission Not Accomplished, Joe: Despite Declaring Victory Over COVID, Health Care Is Code Blue
Salon | Bob Hennelly | May 8, 2023
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