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Is the Texas Senate race a test of cruelty over compassion? Paul Krugman’s analysis argues that Ken Paxton vs. James Talarico will be a referendum on healthcare, as Texas refuses Medicaid expansion, leaving millions uninsured and life expectancy lagging. This race goes beyond scandal; read the full analysis at https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/texass-senate-race-will-be-a-referendum #TexasPolitics #HealthcareForAll

Texas’s Senate Race Will Be a Referendum On Healthcare

How many of the state’s voters prefer cruelty to prosperity?

Paul Krugman

A-Dub 🥝May 17

this fucking government.

"Ontario's new and more restrictive freedom-of-information laws have quashed another request, this time for documents that may have given a glimpse into potential hospital cuts."

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-foi-law-health-minister-9.7200291

#OnPoli #OnHealth #HealthCareForAll

Ontario's restrictive new FOI laws mean request on potential hospital cuts denied | CBC News

Ontario's new and more restrictive freedom-of-information laws have quashed another request, this time for documents that may have given a glimpse into potential hospital cuts.

CBC

Bi Sasquatch May 11

"The 33-year-old grandson of President John F. Kennedy, running in one of the most closely watched Democratic congressional primaries in the country to represent New York’s 12th District, is announcing on Sunday afternoon a two-part proposal he calls the “No Pay PrEP & PEP Plan,” which his campaign describes as a first-of-its-kind national effort to make HIV prevention drugs completely free at the point of care. Central to the plan is a head-on confrontation with Kennedy, his first cousin and the Trump administration’s secretary of Health and Human Services, over what Schlossberg calls a catastrophic rollback of federal HIV prevention funding."

#JackSchlossberg #PublicHealth #LGBTQ #LGBTQRights #HealthcareForAll #JFK #NY12 #EndHIV

https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/jack-schlossberg-hiv-prevention

Jack Schlossberg wants free PrEP for all — and for his cousin to stop undermining HIV care (exclusive)

"I actually don’t know what they care about,” Schlossberg told The Advocate of Trump and RFK Jr., adding, “But it’s not helping the American people.”

Advocate.com

Wendy May 9

Deevon "Wes" has severe hereditary eczema — and this flare has left him bedridden for over a month. His skin cracks, bleeds, and oozes from head to toe. He has lost his eyebrows. Steroid-induced edema means he cannot walk without agony.
The medication that works — Dupixent, a biologic — costs $2,013 per month in Mexico, where we live. Insurance won't cover it. Without consistent use, it doesn't work.
We have tried steroids, antihistamines, and two hospital visits this flare alone. He needs six months of consistent Dupixent to recover fully.

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WYM Mod May 8

Why does the U.S. still lack universal healthcare? Paul Krugman explains why markets can't fix medicine, detailing three proven routes to universal coverage used by other wealthy nations. Dive into his analysis: https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/unlocked-repost-curing-us-health #HealthcareForAll #UniversalHealthcare

Unlocked Repost: Curing U.S. Health Care, Part I

America doesn’t have to be like this

Paul Krugman

Wendy Apr 30

#Mutilization is not a word. No matter how you try to force it.

#TransRights #TransWoman #Progressive #Leftist #ResistMAGA #TrumpIsAThreat #RepublicanFail #LGBTQRights #EqualityNow #ClimateAction #HealthcareForAll #VoteBlue #DemocracyDefender #SocialJustice #AntiFascist #TransJoy #QueerResistance #ProgressiveValues #StopTheHate #ProtectTransKids #WomenMatter #HumanRights #PoliticalActivism #Grassroots #Solidarity #TransVisibility #LeftWing #ProgressiveNews #FightBack #justiceforall

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Andrew Benson Apr 28

New video is live!

"RAM prices high forever?"

https://youtu.be/CphuUoesBac

#UniversalHealthcare #HealthcareForAll #AccessibleMedicine #PublicHealthSystem #HealthEquity

RAM prices high forever?

YouTube

Mojo ♻️Apr 25

Another example of big pharma putting profits first: Eli Lilly has declined to list its diabetes and weight-loss drug, Mounjaro, on the PBS, arguing the price offered by the Australian government isn’t high enough.That decision could leave around 450,000 Australians with type 2 diabetes without affordable access, while the company holds out for higher returns.It’s a familiar pattern—medications often built on publicly funded research end up priced out of reach for many. It raises a bigger question about who these treatments are really for: patients or shareholders.

#medicare #PBS #BigPharma #HealthcareForAll #Greed #diabetes

https://www.afr.com/companies/healthcare-and-fitness/drug-company-lilly-refuses-to-list-mounjaro-on-pbs-says-price-too-low-20260424-p5zqpq

Eli Lilly refuses to list Mounjaro diabetes drug on PBS due to pricing dispute

American pharmaceutical giant says the federal government has benchmarked the value of the diabetes drug against a 20-year-old medicine no longer sold in Australia.

Australian Financial Review

A-Dub 🥝Apr 19

> In Alberta, Premier Danielle Smith is charging forward with reforms to dismantle single-payer public health care.

Documents and lobbying records reviewed for The Breach reveal how insurance giants are working hand-in-glove with the Smith government to implement the plan.

Together, they intend to create a private, for-profit fast lane for what should be publicly insured care—and a slower, deteriorating public lane for those who can’t afford to pay. https://breachmedia.ca/pandoras-box-danielle-smith-and-insurance-giants-unleash-attack-on-healthcare/

#AbPoli #HealthCareForAll