‘Profiteering Healthcare System’ Blamed as US Medical Debt Surges to $140 Billion
22 Jul 2021

‘Profiteering Healthcare System’ Blamed as US Medical Debt Surges to $140 Billion

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Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/07/20/profiteering-healthcare-system-blamed-us-medical-debt-surges-140-billion One critic said the new estimate of medical debt in collections shows the for-profit healthcare system is “working just the way the corporate price gougers want it to.” JAKE JOHNSON July 20, 2021 A new study published Tuesday … Continued

Medicare for All Would Have Prevented Hundreds of Thousands of Covid Deaths: New Report
18 Mar 2021

Medicare for All Would Have Prevented Hundreds of Thousands of Covid Deaths: New Report

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Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/03/16/medicare-all-would-have-prevented-hundreds-thousands-covid-deaths-new-report Published on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 by Common Dreams “We need to be prepared for the next pandemic, and we can’t be under the current for-profit system.” By Jake Johnson, staff writer Registered nurses conduct a demonstration … Continued