Medicare for All without tackling the extreme consolidation in health care would just funnel money to corporate behemoths, a new report states.
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Mental Health Workers Say Algorithmic Triage Is Hurting Patients
Workers and policymakers are pushing for safeguards around AI’s use in health care through collective bargaining and legislation.
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VA Inspector General Confirms Prospect Reporting on Radiologist Shortage
Now the agency must rely on private contractors, who are much more expensive.
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Here Are the States Deciding Whether You Can Get an Abortion
This fall, several states will vote to enshrine abortion access, while one asks voters to weigh in on the issue a second time.
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Congress Face-Plants on Surprise Health Care Bills
Lawmakers wanted to reform surprise billing so patients weren’t hit with unexpected charges. But they also created a parallel system with new middlemen that is increasing health care costs.
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Judy Heumann: Tenacious Symbol
The disability rights activist carried forward the demands of those who didn’t get to live to see the movement’s triumphs.
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Dorothy Day: Saint Radical
The incredible life and times of the Catholic who served the poor and gave hell to everyone else
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Trump to HIV and Cancer Patients: Get Back to Work
A surprise rule added to the Big Beautiful Bill could disrupt access to Medicaid for people with serious illnesses who thought they were exempted from work requirements.
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A VA Medical Center Meltdown
Persistent maintenance and staffing issues at a D.C.-based center reveal bigger problems with the VA health system.
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The Big Beautiful Bill’s Market-Based Health Care Delusion
The Rural Health Transformation Program asks states to build market-style reforms in places where health care markets often do not exist.