It’s Never Been True That ‘If You Like Your Plan, You Can Keep It’
The 2013 Politifact was “If you like your health care plan, you can keep it.” The only thing Politifact got wrong was just how big of a lie that really was. The…
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Elizabeth Warren Hints That She Would Accept Middle Ground on Medicare for All
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) is establishing a reputation as having the most progressive policy platform out of all the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates. But according to a response she gave to the…
Jon Stewart Shames Congress for Denying 9/11 First Responders’ Healthcare
In a speech that lasted nine minutes and 11 seconds, former Daily Show host Jon Stewart blasted Congress for holding 9/11 first responders’ healthcare hostage. The comedian and filmmaker spoke while holding…
American Woman Reportedly Paid Less Than $3 USD for Cancer Screening in Iceland
When author and puppeteer Mary Robinette Kowal was working in Iceland, she discovered a worrisome lump in her breast. The entire experience reportedly only took 45 minutes and less than $3 USD.…
Ocasio-Cortez Criticizes Pelosi for Pushing Pharma-Friendly Bill Behind Closed Doors
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York), as well as other members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, are accusing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) of pushing pharma-friendly legislation written in secret. According to Reps.…
600,000 Puerto Ricans Will Lose Their Healthcare This Year Unless Congress Acts
If Congress doesn’t act before October, the Puerto Rican health system will fall off a fiscal cliff, which will leave 600,000 Americans without healthcare. Angela Avila, executive director of the Health Insurance…
2020 Candidate John Delaney Criticizes Medicare for All, Gets Booed for a Full Minute
Former Congressman John Delaney (D-Maryland) may have just talked himself out of contention in his long-shot presidential campaign. While addressing the 2019 California Democratic Convention, Delaney — who initially announced his quixotic…
Ro Khanna Gets CBO Official to Admit Medicare for All Could Cut Costs, Increase Wages
In the second-ever Medicare for All hearing in Congress, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-California) got the deputy director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to admit a Medicare for All system could be…
Trump Administration’s EPA May Cut Off Funding for Children’s Health Research
The Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency could end the funding of 13 children’s health research centers throughout the United States. With funding from both the EPA and the National Institute of Environmental…
CEOs of 177 Big Healthcare Companies Collectively Made $2.6 Billion Last Year
A new analysis finds that top executives at 177 major American healthcare companies collectively made approximately $2.6 billion in 2018 alone. According to the analysis, which was conducted by Axios, the median…