National Nurses United urges passage of Medicare for All Act By National Nurses United April 29, 2025 Registered nurses with National Nurses United (NNU) are reaffirming their support for the Medicare for All Act, following the bill’s reintroduction in Congress today by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in the U.S. Senate and Rep. Pramila Jayapal […]
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Yet Another Political Blow: The Loss of Evidence-Based Contraceptive Care By Preetha Nandi, MD, MPH, and Angeline Ti, MD, MPH May 3, 2025 The ongoing purge of federal workers by the Trump administration has abruptly ended a major pillar for up-to-date, evidence-based information that clinicians across the U.S. and around the world rely on.
A Playbook to Protect Insurers’ Medicaid ATM By Wendell Potter May 1, 2025 The political debate over whether to cut Medicaid is heating up on Capitol Hill. Some conservatives are pushing for steep cuts, while other Republicans warn they won’t support anything that strips seniors, people with disabilities, or low-income Americans of coverage. One
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For This Insurer, Breathing Now Comes With A Catch By Helen Santoro April 25, 2025 Madison, a 12-year-old from Illinois, visits a medical clinic every other week to get injections of Xolair, a powerful asthma and allergy medication. The drug helps protect her from severe asthma attacks as well as serious allergic reactions to
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The Medicaid You Don’t Know You’re On: How Rebranding Hides Threats to Your Care By Wendell Potter and Joey Rettino April 30, 2025 On Capitol Hill, the clock is ticking. Republicans are racing to finalize numbers for President Trump’s tax plan and domestic policy agenda — and Medicaid, the health care lifeline for more
Fired, rehired, and fired again: Some federal workers find they’re suddenly uninsured By Andrea Hsu April 25, 2025 Danielle Waterfield was already dealing with the shock and disappointment of being fired from a job she loved. An attorney recruited to the Commerce Department’s CHIPS for America program in 2023, Waterfield had felt she
