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Saturday! National Day of Action for Single Payer
Heal This Sick Country: āHands Upā for the National Day of Action for Single Payer, Common Dreams, April 27, 2025, by Judy Albert, Ed Grystar,
Veterans Care Under Attack
VA Secretary Collins: Indifferent to Publicās and Congressional Opposition to His Gutting Veteransā Care, The American Prospect, May 23, 2025, by Suzanne Gordon & Russell
GOP Medicaid Cuts: Multifaceted, Severe, Deadly, Machiavellian
Tracking the Medicaid Provisions in the 2025 Reconciliation Bill, Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), Updated: May 19, 2025
Requires states to imposeĀ cost sharingĀ of up to $35 per
Health Insurance in South Korea
Query: Please tell me about health insurance in South Korea. What financing approach is used for the primary coverage ā e.g., all private insurers (and
Private Equity Endangers Patients
Private equity in health care puts patientsā lives in danger, studies show, U.S. RIGHT TO KNOW, April 28, 2025, by Pamela Ferdinand
Private equity firms claim
Medicare for All Act Reintroduced in Congress
Progressive Democrats Join Sen. Bernie Sandersās Reintroduction of Medicare for All Act, Democracy Now!, Headline, Apr. 30, 2025
Democratic Congress members Pramila Jayapal and Debbie Dingell
US Mortality High & Strongly Linked to Wealth
Association between Wealth and Mortality in the United States and Europe, New England Journal of Medicine, April 2, 2025, by Sara Machado, et al
In the
Stand-Up for Simple Health Insurance
āOh my God, like what is going on with the healthcare system?ā or onĀ YouTube, 1.5 minute video, April 15, 2025, by Darlene Bereznicki
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MA Insurers Reap $60 Billion from Premium Boost & Inflated Diagnoses
Summary: The 2026 CMS premium increase and a new study together highlight how Medicare Advantage plans fleece tens of billions from the government. Trumpās CMS
Poll Shows Rising Health Cost Insecurity
In U.S., Inability to Pay for Care, Medicine Hits New High, Gallup, April 2, 2025, by Dan Winters and Ellyn Masse
The percentage of U.S. adults
DOGE to Merge Federal Healthcare Funding Programs
DOGE Consolidating Healthcare Benefits,Ā Intrepid News, April 1, 2025, by Dorough E. Sizdah
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), headed by Elon Musk, appears poised to consolidate
