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Major Survey Finds 100 Million Americans See US Healthcare …

WEBThe largest survey of its kind since the start of the Covid-19 crisis found that 38% of respondents--representing around 100 million Americans--characterized the for …

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Just 12% of Americans Think the US Healthcare System Runs 'Very' …

WEBSep 12, 2022. New survey data released Monday shows just 12% of Americans think healthcare in the United States is handled "extremely" or "very" well, further evidence of …

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'Historic Victory': After 3 Days on Strike, New York Nurses Win …

WEBJan 12, 2023. New York City nurses and two major hospitals reached a tentative agreement on Thursday that the healthcare workers' union celebrated as a "historic victory" after …

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Holocaust Survivor Tells Student Anti-Genocide Protesters: 'Just …

WEBA Holocaust survivor opposed to Israel's war on Gaza on Wednesday told U.S. student protesters they're on the right side of history, and that the global wave of …

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Netanyahu Demands Harsher Crackdown on US Students as …

WEBThe prime minister's comments also came as at least 93 people were arrested at the University of Southern California, and hours before more than 100 …

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More Than 70% of Democrats Back Government-Run Universal …

WEBThe poll also found that across the political spectrum, 57% of respondents said the government should ensure all people have healthcare coverage—the highest …

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Pandemic, Profit-Driven Healthcare System Blamed for Historic …

WEBIn what experts said is an indictment of the U.S. healthcare system and persistent economic and racial inequality, federal health researchers on Wednesday released data showing the U.S. saw the largest decline in life expectancy in nearly a century during the first two years of the coronavirus pandemic, with Americans now expected to …

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Opinion How the Food and Drug Companies Ensure that We Get …

WEBAnother reason for single-payer health care: The documentary What the Health shows how the lives and health of human beings are considered insignificant, …

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Bernie Sanders to Netanyahu: 'It Is Not Antisemitic to Hold You

WEBSanders' statement came a day after Netanyahu falsely described student protesters speaking out against Israel's catastrophic war on Gaza as "antisemitic mobs" …

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Sanders' Bipartisan Bill to Combat US Primary Care Crisis Passes …

WEBSep 21, 2023. U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chair Bernie Sanders celebrated on Thursday after the panel advanced his Bipartisan Primary …

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Sanders Announces 'Historic' Bipartisan Bill to Confront US Primary

WEBThe new bipartisan legislation includes nearly $6 billion in mandatory annual funding for community health centers over the next three years, according to a summary of the measure. If Congress doesn't act by the end of the month, community health centers—which provide primary care to tens of millions of vulnerable Americans—will …

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The US Money Tree: The Untold Story of American Aid to Israel

WEBIn a 10-year Memorandum of Understanding, Washington and Tel Aviv reached a deal whereby the US agreed to give Israel $38 billion in military aid covering …

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Sanders Report Exposes How Nonprofit Hospitals Exploit Tax …

WEBNonprofit U.S. hospitals are legally required to provide affordable medical care for low-income patients, but many are failing to do so, while taking advantage of …

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American Healthcare Horror Stories: An Incomplete Inventory

WEBApr 25, 2019. The statistics demonstrating the scope of our nation's healthcare crisis are appalling enough. Two of three Americans report skipping needed care each year due to …

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'Profiteering Healthcare System' Blamed as US Medical Debt …

WEBJake Johnson. Jul 20, 2021. A new study published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that people in the United States now owe collection agencies a staggering $140 billion due to unpaid medical bills--making healthcare the nation's largest source of debt in collections. The researchers estimate that in June 2020

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Despite Promises of ACA, Study Shows Two-Thirds of Personal

WEBA new study shows how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has failed to solve one of the major crises in the American for-profit health insurance system that it was …

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Expert Panel to Mexico GM Corn Tribunal: Respect the Science

WEBThe three-member trade panel hearing the U.S. complaint over Mexico’s restrictions on the use of genetically modified corn in tortillas will no doubt need some …

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Post-Dobbs Abortion Pill Surge Highlights Stakes of Looming …

WEBJulia Conley. Mar 20, 2024. As abortion bans and restrictions have taken hold in at least 21 states since the right-wing majority on the U.S. Supreme Court voted to overturn Roe v. …

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Post-Dobbs Bans Leave 14 States With No Abortion Clinics

WEBDec 05, 2023. Scores of independent reproductive health centers have been forced to close or stop offering abortion care, with 14 states now having no abortion clinics, a …

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Dr. Sidney Wolfe's Towering Life of Public Service

WEBJan 02, 2024 Common Dreams. America has lost a towering public health leader and an unparalleled consumer champion, Public Citizen has lost one of our founders and I and …

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Poverty and Poor Health: It Doesn't Have to Be This Way!

WEBAs Axios reported, new state data indicates “that’s the most of any state and nearly equivalent to all of Houston — Texas’ most populous city, with 2.3 million …

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'Reckless' FDA and Big Pharma Greed Blamed for Medicare …

WEBNov 16, 2021. Medicare Part B recipients will soon be hit with one of the biggest premium increases in the history of the government program, a hike driven in large part by the Food and Drug Administration's scandalous approval of a costly--and, according to many experts, dubious --Alzheimer's drug. "Medicare's inability to negotiate lower drug

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