The vaccine developed at the Walter Reed Army Institute should not be privatized for maximum profit.
privatization
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Dark History of Medicare Privatization
Medicare Advantage was supposed to be a money-saver. It’s now become a costly, unaccountable cash cow for private insurance companies that is swallowing traditional Medicare.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Rampant Fraudulent Billing in Outsourced Veterans’ Health Care
With taxpayers on the hook for services never performed
Posted inAmerica and the World
Tanzania and Nigeria Struggle With Water Access, Quality
As the climate crisis intensifies and COVID-19 persists, the two countries still confront problems that privatization efforts never solved.
Posted inWorking in America
The Bus Driver Strikes
After a long slump, more drivers are winning the right to collective bargaining. Now, the threat of privatization looms.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Great American Ammunition Conspiracy
Two companies are at the root of the current shortage.
Posted inVideos
⏩ Climate, Infrastructure, and Equity: Navigating Build Back Better
Prospect writers discuss the obstacles to Build Back Better posed by climate change, privatization, economic inequality, and more.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
VHA Caregivers Provide Privatization Reality Check
Surveys show that veterans are not getting better or more timely care from the private sector.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
A September 11 Reckoning: Calculating the Full Cost of War
Congress should not nickel-and-dime caring for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans recovering from injuries that would have been fatal in previous conflicts.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Dems Fight to Make VA Health Care Enrollment Easier for New Veterans
While Republicans oppose it
