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fromJezebel
6 days ago

The American Health Care System Is Breaking Under the Weight of Private Profit

The U.S. healthcare system is failing many due to profit-driven market structures that make care unaffordable and unevenly distributed.
World news
fromAol
1 week ago

For these Black women Mexico City became a haven, a fresh start

Black American women are relocating to Mexico City for lower costs, affordable healthcare, community, and to remake their lives away from the U.S.
US politics
fromThe Mercury News
2 weeks ago

Letters: Congress must solve Obamacare's affordability crisis

Congress must decide whether to continue Obamacare or similar coverage to prevent premium spikes, relieve emergency-room strain, and ensure healthcare affordability.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago

Jeffries Labels The Trump Administration The Titanic': The Ship be Sinking, It's Over'

Hakeem Jeffries condemned Donald Trump for neglecting governance, prioritizing leisure, enabling corruption, and presiding over a politically sinking Republican Party.
Public health
fromBusiness Insider
2 weeks ago

How soaring healthcare costs are changing where millionaires move to

Soaring private healthcare costs increasingly determine wealthy families' migration choices, with the U.S. the most expensive and Europe offering stronger care value.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Trump says building DC triumphal arch is domestic policy chief's primary thing'

The White House domestic policy chief's primary project is a triumphal arch in Washington despite mounting concerns about health-care affordability and premium spikes.
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fromFortune
1 month ago
Healthcare

Dr. Oz says 'there are discussions' on extending Affordable Care Act subsidies as Republicans scramble to address soaring healthcare costs | Fortune

fromFortune
1 month ago
Healthcare

Dr. Oz says 'there are discussions' on extending Affordable Care Act subsidies as Republicans scramble to address soaring healthcare costs | Fortune

fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Trump is threatening the basic needs of poor Americans. How low he has sunk | Robert Reich

Although a federal court ordered him to continue to provide food stamps to about 42 million low-income Americans who depend on them, Trump threatened to deny them anyway until the end of the government shutdown. In a post on social media on Tuesday, he said benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap), commonly referred to as food stamps, will be given only when the Radical Left Democrats open up the government, which they can easily do, and not before!
US politics
fromwww.amny.com
2 months ago

Thousands of New Yorkers expected to get medical debt relief through city program

The move will relieve some or all of the medical debt for 500,000 New Yorkers on a one-time basis. It is part of a program Adams launched last year with Undue Medical Debt, a nonprofit that buys medical debt to acquire debt portfolios from healthcare providers, hospitals, and collection agencies. Since the program launched in 2024, it has thus far canceled $135 million in medical debt for 75,000 New Yorkers.
New York City
US politics
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

In small towns and rural communities, young voters say they feel unseen by leaders

Young rural Americans work long hours yet struggle financially, feeling ignored as inflation, healthcare and rising costs erode stability and hope for upward mobility.
fromInverse
2 months ago

The Grossest Superhero Movie Of The Year Is Making A Wholesome Real-World Impact

Blair took Troma's splatterpunk superhero movie and imbued it with an exploration of how unfair the healthcare industry can be; instead of the original's bullied loner, this movie's hero is Winston Gooze, a janitor trying to support his stepson. But when he's diagnosed with a brain issue that requires treatment not covered by his healthcare plan, he seeks revenge by becoming The Toxic Avenger. That revenge isn't just fictional: the studio behind the movie is helping real-life victims.
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