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The Medical Civil Rights Movement and Access to Health Care (NiH)

THE MEDICAL CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT AND ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE January 14, 2016 Exhibitions, For All the People, Guests 6 comments Circulating Now welcomes guest blogger Beatrix Hoffman. Dr. Hoffman is Professor of History at Northern Illinois University and guest curator of NLM’s most recent exhibition, For All the People: A Century of Citizen Action […]

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California Nurses recharge their fight for Medicare For All (PeoplesWorld)

California Nurses recharge their fight for Medicare For All February 23, 2023 9:51 AM CST  BY MARK GRUENBERG Sen. Bernie Sanders campaigns for Medicare for All. | brookings.edu/YouTube screenshot   OAKLAND, Calif.—Let’s say this for National Nurses United and its affiliate, the California Nurses Association, in NNU’s home state: When it comes to Medicare For All,

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The Problem With Trauma Culture (Noema Magazine)

The Problem With Trauma Culture The focus on all forms of trauma except economic exploitation has helped to disguise the problem at the heart of neoliberalism. Ibrahim Rayintakath for Noema Magazine ESSAYFUTURE OF CAPITALISM BY CATHERINE LIUFEBRUARY 16, 2023 As a species, human beings have always been vulnerable to the shock of an unforeseen violation

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Groundbreaking study shows babies of rich Black women die at higher rates than those of poor white women (theGrio)

Groundbreaking study shows babies of rich Black women die at higher rates than those of poor white women The “landmark” study is noteworthy since it is the first to demonstrate how Black families, regardless of their financial condition, are disproportionately impacted by the dangers of childbirth. TheGrio Staff Feb 14, 2023 A groundbreaking new analysis

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CNA Press Release: CalCare Spot Bill AB 1690

PRESS RELEASE California nurses renew fight for guaranteed health care California Nurses Association February 17, 2023 Following historic gains for CalCare last session, California Nurses Association aims to build political power with new state legislature Vowing never to back down against the corporate health care industry, the California Nurses Association (CNA) announced today they are renewing

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UnitedHealthcare Tried to Deny Coverage to a Chronically Ill Patient. He Fought Back, Exposing the Insurer’s Inner Workings (ProPublica)

UnitedHealthcare Tried to Deny Coverage to a Chronically Ill Patient. He Fought Back, Exposing the Insurer’s Inner Workings. by David Armstrong, Patrick Rucker and Maya MillerFeb. 2, 5 a.m. EST After a college student finally found a treatment that worked, the insurance giant decided it wouldn’t pay for the costly drugs. His fight to get

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Medicare Advantage plans took millions from the US government and aren’t required to pay it back: report (MSN)

Medicare Advantage plans took millions from the US government and aren’t required to pay it back: report Story by Meaghan Ellis • Yesterday 4:00 PM A new report is shedding light on the tactics used by Medicare Advantage plans to overcharge the U.S. government for senior-citizen memberships. But despite receiving multi-millions in overage charges, these entities

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U.S. Health Care from a Global Perspective, 2022: Accelerating Spending, Worsening Outcomes (Commonwealth Fund)

U.S. Health Care from a Global Perspective, 2022: Accelerating Spending, Worsening Outcomes TOPLINES The U.S. spends nearly 18 percent of GDP on health care, yet Americans die younger and are less healthy than residents of other high-income countries Not only does the U.S. have the lowest life expectancy among high-income countries, but it also has

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Employer-based health insurance was a failure during the pandemic. Here’s how single-payer healthcare could do better (CBS)

Employer-based health insurance was a failure during the pandemic. Here’s how single-payer healthcare could do better. Paul Constant Feb 5, 2022, 8:15 AM …and with roughly 30 million Americans uninsured, two-thirds of all family bankruptcies in America citing medical expenses as the primary reason for their financial ruin, and one in seven Americans reporting that they’d avoid seeking medical

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