mvarioMay 22, 2023

The Fight for Affordable Insulin Reveals the Moral Bankruptcy of For-Profit Health Care

https://jacobin.com/2023/05/senate-help-committee-pharma-executives-insulin-cost-legislation-diabetes-health-care

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The Fight for Affordable Insulin Reveals the Moral Bankruptcy of For-Profit Health Care

Thanks to activist efforts, corporate and government policies have begun to make insulin more affordable for diabetics. These changes were won by exposing Big Pharma’s role in the US’s unjust for-profit health care system.

mvarioJan 13, 2023

Nearly 16 Million Americans Sign Up for 2023 Obamacare Plans https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/986813/

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Nearly 16 Million Americans Sign Up for 2023 Obamacare Plans

Nearly 16 million Americans have so far signed up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act's marketplace, a 13% jump from a year earlier, according to the Dept of Health and Human Services.

Medscape
mvarioJan 11, 2023

Moderna CEO: 400% price hike on COVID vaccine “consistent with the value” | Ars Technica https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/01/moderna-may-match-pfizers-400-price-hike-on-covid-vaccines-report-says/

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Moderna CEO: 400% price hike on COVID vaccine “consistent with the value”

Lawmakers have already called Pfizer's similar plan "pure and deadly greed."

Ars Technica
mvarioJan 10, 2023

Why Is the For-Profit Health Industry Like a Giant, Bloodsucking Tick? https://hartmannreport.com/p/why-is-the-for-profit-health-industry?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

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Why Is the For-Profit Health Industry Like a Giant, Bloodsucking Tick?

And it’s not like we haven’t tried to remove that parasite

The Hartmann Report
mvarioJan 9, 2023

A health insurance alternative left a pastor with a big hospital bill : Shots - Health News : NPR https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/01/09/1146935485/a-medical-cost-sharing-plan-left-this-minister-to-pay-most-of-his-160-000-bill

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'Medical cost-sharing' plan left this pastor on the hook for much of a $160,000 bill

Instead of health insurance, the Rev. Jeff King had signed up for an alternative that left members of the plan to share the costs of health care. That meant lower premiums, but a huge hospital bill.

NPR
mvarioJan 6, 2023

Health Care for Transgender Adults Becomes New Target in 2023 Legislative Session | Teen Vogue https://www.teenvogue.com/story/health-care-for-transgender-adults-2023

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Health Care for Transgender Adults Becomes New Target in 2023 Legislative Session

Find out what states are targeting health care for transgender adults in 2023 and what that means for gender-affirming care.

Teen Vogue
mvarioJan 6, 2023

Mississippi Health Care Faces ‘Looming Disaster,’ MSMA Tells Lawmakers https://www.mississippifreepress.org/30094/mississippi-health-care-faces-looming-disaster-medical-group-warns-lawmakers

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Mississippi Health Care Faces ‘Looming Disaster,’ MSMA Tells Lawmakers

Health-care professionals have said that Mississippi's refusal to expand Medicaid has contributed significantly to hospital closures.

Mississippi Free Press
mvarioJan 5, 2023

Hospitals Continue to Close in States that Didn't Expand Medicaid https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a42399494/medicaid-expansion-republicans/

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Given the Choice Between Free Money or Sicker Residents, Republicans Chose Sickness

Their refusal to expand Medicaid is making it impossible for rural hospitals to stay in business.

Esquire
mvarioDec 31, 2022

Union health plan provides much-needed safety net https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/12/31/2143105/-Union-health-plan-provides-much-needed-safety-net/

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Union health plan provides much-needed safety net

Part six of the six-part series Ill Harvest: California Farmworkers and the Struggle for Health Care. You can find part one � here , part two � here , part three here ,�...

Daily Kos
mvarioDec 18, 2022

How Medicare Advantage plans dodged auditors and overcharged taxpayers by millions https://www.inquirer.com/health/medicare-advantage-plans-overcharged-taxpayers-millions-dodged-auditors-20221218.html/

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