US health care is rife with high costs and deep inequities, and that’s no accident – a public health historian explains how the system was shaped to serve profit and politicians By Zachary W. Schulz June 6, 2025 A few years ago, a student in my history of public health course asked why her […]
Republicans Are Turning on Medicare Advantage By Wendell Potter June 17, 2025 UnitedHealth Group and the other insurance giants running the Medicare Advantage (MA) program might want to start paying attention to something they haven’t worried much about before: growing skepticism from Republicans. Until recently, efforts to reform MA — a privatized version
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Trump administration gives personal data of immigrant Medicaid enrollees to deportation officials By Kimberly Kindy and Amanda Seitz June 14, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration this week provided deportation officials with personal data — including the immigration status — on millions of Medicaid enrollees, a move that could make it easier
COVID Guidelines Just Changed. Black Americans Could Pay the Price By Angela Dennis June 9, 2025 The Trump administration has declared an end to COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for children and pregnant people, and health experts have a warning: This is a threat to Black communities. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.
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Wall Street To Insurers: Keep Denying Care By Katya Schwenk June 6, 2025 A health care industry giant’s Wall Street overlords just admitted that the company’s sky-high health insurance coverage denial rates reaped them enormous profits — and to keep the money flowing, they’re suing to stop the insurer from approving more patient care.
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UnitedHealth faces federal scrutiny into whistleblower claims By Joseph Gedeon and George Joseph June 10, 2025 US lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are raising concerns and seeking investigations in the wake of Guardian reporting on whistleblower claims about practices within UnitedHealth Group’s nursing home partnership programs. One US senator has announced
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The Pharma Puppets Keeping Your Drug Prices High By Helen Santoro May 22, 2025 At least six organizations that claim to champion patient rights have deep financial and operational ties to Big Pharma and work to advance corporate profits. These industry front groups routinely lobby in line with the pharmaceutical industry’s priorities, challenge drug
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