The COVID-19 pandemic has caused millions of Americans to lose their employer-based health insurance. Taxpayers have already paid billions of dollars for research for a vaccine, but for-profit pharma companies refuse to guarantee any vaccine will be affordable to those same taxpayers. … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/06/29/absolute-robbery-gilead-announces-3120-price-tag-covid-19-drug-developed-70-million Published on Monday, June 29, 2020 by Common Dreams “Taxpayers provided funding for the development of this drug. Now Gilead is price-gouging off it during a pandemic. Beyond disgusting,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders. By Jake Johnson, staff … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/06/09/why-covid-19-racial-disparities-make-case-medicare-all Published on Tuesday, June 09, 2020 by Common Dreams Though it won’t solve all our problems, expanding Medicare to all people is an essential demand if we want to advance health equity in the United States. By … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): We’re in the midst of a public health crisis, and the last thing people should have to worry about is whether they can afford to see their doctor. Meanwhile, 1 in 3 Pennsylvanians … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/06/10/lethal-inequality-new-study-shows-millions-high-risk-covid-19-us-lack-adequate Published on Wednesday, June 10, 2020 by Common Dreams “It’s not just Covid care that’s unaffordable. Patients with heart disease, asthma, and diabetes need protection too. Medicare for All is the long-term answer.” By Jake Johnson, staff … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/06/08/defeat-coronavirus-we-need-expand-medicare Published on Monday, June 08, 2020 by Common Dreams Congress must act decisively to guarantee health care to everyone in the country. It should do so on moral grounds, it should do so on public health grounds, … Continued
There are more than 1.5 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States and nearly 100,000 deaths. We must never become numb to those numbers. Instead, we must fight to ensure everyone can get treatment and a vaccine—regardless of … Continued
From Oxfam America (http://www.oxfamamerica.org): The COVID-19 pandemic has already cost hundreds of thousands of lives and could push billions of people into hunger and poverty in the US and across the globe. Safe and effective treatments and vaccines offer a … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/05/14/we-need-single-payer-yesterday-medicare-all-case-made-162-million-lose-employer-tied Published on Thursday, May 14, 2020 by Common Dreams “While Americans may like their employer-provided coverage when they have it, contra Obama, they can’t always keep it.” By Julia Conley, staff writer “It is especially terrifying for … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): We are living through a global health pandemic. It seems painfully clear that everyone should have access to a doctor and insurance to pay for needed treatment. Yet, Donald Trump has opposed allowing … Continued