From Faith in Healthcare (https://faithinhealthcare.org): Antavia Worsham of Cincinnati died because she could not afford the insulin to treat her Type 1 diabetes. David Bridges of Indiana is forced to ration his glaucoma medicine. John Krane put off filling the prescription for a $159,000 medicine to … Continued
From Faith in Healthcare (https://faithinhealthcare.org): The Medicare Part D prescription drug program could have saved $14.4 billion in 2016 by negotiating its costs as the VA did, according to a new study in JAMA Internal Medicine. Drug industry lobbying power led to current … Continued
From Faith in Healthcare (https://faithinhealthcare.org): The administration and more than a dozen state governments are pushing to impose work requirements on Americans who rely on the Medicaid program for their healthcare. There are only three things wrong with these plans: … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/02/07/despite-promises-aca-study-shows-two-thirds-personal-bankruptcies-still-caused Published on Thursday, February 07, 2019 by Common Dreams “We need to move ahead from the ACA to a single-payer, Medicare for All system that assures first-dollar coverage for everyone.” By Julia Conley, staff writer A majority … Continued
From Repairers of the Breach (https://www.breachrepairers.org/): You may have seen the video of me (Rev. Dr. William Barber) challenging Tennessee Governor Bill Lee to embrace a moral agenda on MLK Day. The press is saying that my speech “called out” Gov. Lee. … Continued
Medscape Medical News Alicia Ault December 18, 2018 As many of the newly elected and newly empowered Democrats in Congress are vowing to push for what they are calling “Medicare for all,” a majority of US healthcare professionals recently surveyed said they … Continued
From Faith in Healthcare (https://faithinhealthcare.org/pfam): Note: A version of this article, also written by our editor, is published online by our friends at Sojourners. To see that version of the article, click here. The core argument in favor of universal … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/01/10/confronting-pharma-greed-literally-killing-people-sanders-and-khanna-unveil-bills Published on Thursday, January 10, 2019 by Common Dreams “How many people need to die, how many people need to get unnecessarily sicker before Congress is prepared to take on the greed of the prescription drug industry?” … Continued
Posted at https://spotlightonpoverty.org/spotlight-exclusives/the-far-reaching-benefits-of-medicaid-expansion/ Rachel West, Center for American Progress., posted on January 9, 2019 In Idaho, Nebraska, and Utah, more than 600 lives will be saved every year thanks to ballots cast in November’s midterm elections. In Maine, more than 100 … Continued
From the Center for American Progress (http://www.americanprogress.org): On Friday evening, a federal judge in Texas struck down the Affordable Care Act as “unconstitutional.” His justification? He says that Congress’ intent was to repeal the entire law when it repealed the … Continued