- Britons Respond to Trump Attack on UK Healthcare - 'Nobody Here Would Trade for What America Has': "In Britain, the poor don't need to win the lottery to afford medical care." https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/02/05/britons-respond-trump-attack-uk-healthcare-nobody-here-would-trade-what-america-has 10149 comments worldnews
- No, this is not a joke. The Republican bill to repeal the healthcare reform law is called the, "Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act." http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/07/house-moves-toward-vote-on-health-care-repeal/?partner=rss&emc=rss 784 comments politics
- UK government to scrap healthcare surcharge for foreign NHS and care workers after U-turn https://www.euronews.com/2020/05/21/uk-increase-of-healthcare-surcharge-for-foreign-workers-deemed-cruel-as-pm-refuses-to-waiv 29 comments europe
- The Senate's healthcare double whammy: fewer jobs and less care http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/healthcare/346291-the-senates-healthcare-double-whammy-fewer-jobs-and-less-care 8 comments politics
- GOP Healthcare Plan Taxes Workers and Destroys Care http://www.thenewsblurb.net/2017/03/09/gop-healthcare-plan-taxes-workers-destroys-care/ 4 comments politics
- Join the National Recess Rally, an August 22nd protest against socialized healthcare... and bring signs supporting single payer health care and a couple prepared statements on why insurance is broken in the US. http://recessrally.com/?srsly 5 comments politics
- Debunking Canadian Health Care Myths: NOW can we PLEASE have Universal Healthcare! http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_12523427 10 comments reddit.com
- [HELP] I had Obamacare for part of the year when I was unemployed (1095A) and later received healthcare coverage through my employer (1095B). Apparently I “made too much” and have to repay for using the affordable care act? Is there any way around this? I didn’t really make THAT much! https://www.reddit.com/r/tax/comments/7v8m53/help_i_had_obamacare_for_part_of_the_year_when_i/ 5 comments tax
- McConnell Delays Vote on Health Care After McCain Surgery, paid for by government healthcare https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/arizona/articles/2017-07-16/mcconnell-delays-vote-on-health-care-after-mccain-surgery 15 comments politics
- Donald Trump meets 30 men to discuss future of pregnancy and maternity care under new healthcare bill http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-obamacare-men-mike-pence-picture-no-women-freedom-caucus-repeal-healthcare-bill-a7647426.html 4005 comments politics
- Cost of U.S. healthcare now 800% higher per person than it was in 1960, even when adjusted for inflation - This year alone, Americans will spend nearly $2.8 trillion on healthcare. By 2019, it is estimated that Americans will spend $4.5 trillion on such care. http://fiscalpost.com/2016/08/cost-of-u-s-healthcare-now-800-higher-per-person-than-it-was-in-1960-even-when-adjusted-for-inflation/ 60 comments politics
- Plaintiff challenging healthcare law went bankrupt – with unpaid medical bills: Obama administration lawyers say her case is an example of why an insurance mandate is needed to prevent 'uncompensated care that will ultimately be paid by others.' http://www.latimes.com/health/la-na-healthcare-plaintiff-20120309,0,6657163.story 3 comments politics
- Five percent of people account for fifty percent of U.S. healthcare spending. The rhetoric of health care reform does not talk about this. http://www.nationaljournal.com/healthcare/report-5-percent-of-people-account-for-half-of-u-s-health-care-spending-20110627 11 comments politics
- Is Paul Ryan right? 72 percent of Americans want health care overhaul? - Yes...Make it work. The majority of Americans want Government Funded Healthcare. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-20051278-10391704.html 19 comments politics
- POLL: Most Americans would pay higher taxes to fund healthcare reforms that provide the best quality of care, but only a minority expects Washington to deliver it http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticnews/idustre58t0my20090930?rpc=64 7 comments politics
- Healthcare CEOs Shoot Themselves in the Foot - admit the "profit model" of private insurance mandates the denial of care to those who need it most. http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2009/06/healthcare-ceos-shoot-themselves-foot 104 comments politics
- Care home residents account for nearly half of deaths linked to Covid-19 in Sweden. Some healthcare workers believe an institutional reluctance to admit patients to hospital is costing lives. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52704836 3 comments worldnews
- UPDATE 1-Obama:Healthcare critics make outlandish claims. We know the Republicans don't care about the country. You Democrats on recess shouldn't make the same mistake listening to the noise from the rent-a-mobs. http://www.reuters.com/article/etfnews/idusn0843126820090808 3 comments politics
- Healthcare horror: you're too fat to get a heart transplant, he was born too early to get intensive care. You both die. http://www.thepublicphilosopher.com/2010/09/20/do-not-pass-go-do-not-collect-heart-transplant/ 3 comments politics
- A new study in JAMA estimates a whopping $760-$995 billion in annual waste of the US healthcare system, accounting for ~25% of total health care spending. Implementation of effective methods to eliminate waste could save $191-$282 billion per year. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2752664 179 comments science
- Funding for startup costs Rural healthcare clinic (primary walk in care, nutritionist, chiropractic, and gynecologists ) https://www.reddit.com/r/business/comments/aevxuu/funding_for_startup_costs_rural_healthcare_clinic/ 3 comments business
- U.S. seniors struggle more to pay for healthcare compared to other countries. America's seniors are sicker than the elderly in other countries -- and are more likely to go without essential care because they can't afford it. https://www.upi.com/health_news/2017/11/15/us-seniors-struggle-more-to-pay-for-healthcare-compared-to-other-countries/3621510800695/ 5 comments politics
- How much can end-of-life healthcare (nursing care, hospice, etc.) cost if you have medicare and supplemental insurance? https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/6oiw3w/how_much_can_endoflife_healthcare_nursing_care/ 8 comments personalfinance
- Dan Carlin podcast on the current healthcare issue(s). I found the bit of history on health care in the U.S. interesting. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/common-sense-with-dan-carlin/id155974141?mt=2&i=1000382690497 3 comments politics
- Healthcare spending grew 5.8% to $3.2 trillion in 2015 and was driven by expanding insurance coverage rather than increasing cost of care http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-healthcare-spending-20161202-story.html 627 comments science
- GOP healthcare confusion - "If Kentuckians like their health care exchange, can they keep it — even if ObamaCare is repealed?" http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/207530-kentucky-health-care-hiccups 37 comments politics
- Myth: The healthcare bill provides health care to 31 million people who are currently uninsured. Fact: This bill will mandate that 31 million people who are currently uninsured purchase insurance from private companies, or the IRS will collect up to 2% of their annual income in penalties. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jane-hamsher/fact-sheet-the-truth-abou_b_506026.html?myth-6 11 comments politics
- Last May, the leading GOP strategist said "It Doesn’t Matter What Obama’s Health Care Plan Says, We’ll Still Call It ‘Government Takeover’" effectively killing healthcare reform http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/05/26/luntz-does-not-matter/ 13 comments politics
- 8 Protesters backing a universal health care system briefly occupied Sen. Joe Lieberman's office this morning. Protesters were arrested, one by one, and dragged out of his office amid chants of "Everyone in and noone out, universal healthcare now!" and "Represent Connecticut, not AETNA!" http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2009/11/protesters-arrested-at-liebermans-office.html 28 comments politics
- This healthcare reform does not get us to the place where we can know that our care decisions are about health not wealth. It moves us to more uncertainty and it remains a dishonest discussion about all the broken parts of the system, and the reform leaves us at serious risk. http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/11/01 3 comments politics
- Whole Foods CEO: Who Needs Health Care When You Have Whole Foods? | CEO John Mackey hopes you choose his expensive products over comprehensive healthcare. https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3g5ny/whole-foods-ceo-who-needs-health-care-when-you-have-whole-foods 33 comments politics
- U.S. health authorities will hold an emergency meeting next week to recommend that a coronavirus vaccine awaiting approval be given first to healthcare professionals and people in long-term care facilities. https://www.reuters.com/article/bigstory12/iduskbn28729g 5 comments worldnews
- Most doctors think Obamacare has helped patients get better healthcare, even as a lengthy court battle threatens to strike down the law, finds a new study. About 60% of physicians in the US thought the Affordable Care Act gave more people access to medical treatment they wouldn't otherwise have had. https://www.upi.com/health_news/2019/09/06/most-doctors-think-obamacare-opened-up-healthcare-access-study-says/7511567781988/ 3 comments science
- "Mandating that everyone pay private insurers for healthcare, without a public option, is possibly the most asinine way to go about it. Funny how people can get all up in arms about a potential 'government takeover' of healthcare, yet seem to care less about an impending corporate takeover." http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/01/05 156 comments politics
- Latest healthcare lie: “GOP voters might be discriminated against for medical treatment in a Democrat-imposed health care rationing system.” http://www.kansascity.com/444/story/1410789.html 10 comments politics
- Dr. Jill Biden visits a LGBTQ community clinic in just her second day as First Lady - Jill Biden wanted to immediately discuss healthcare and cancer as the new First Lady. She chose to start at a LGBTQ-focused clinic known for its HIV/AIDS care. https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/01/dr-jill-biden-visits-lgbtq-community-clinic-just-second-day-first-lady/ 190 comments politics
- Mental health problems such as PTSD anxiety and depression are common among healthcare staff during and immediately after pandemics. Almost a quarter of health-care workers (23.4 per cent) experienced PTSD symptoms during the most intense 'acute' phase of previous pandemic outbreaks https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-10/uoea-tmh101620.php 5 comments science
- Myth: Insurance companies hate the healthcare bill. Fact: This bill is almost identical to the plan written by the insurance company trade association in 2009. Since Congress released the first of its health care bills on 10/30/09 health care stocks have risen 28.35%. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jane-hamsher/fact-sheet-the-truth-abou_b_506026.html?reddit 75 comments politics
- Hypocrite of the century: Sarah Palin - who is making millions of dollars with her book and speaking appearances, and who has claimed that government-run healthcare will lead to death panels - has a grandson who receives federally-funded care. http://rawstory.com/2010/02/child-support-subpoena-reveals-palins-grandson-on-socialized-medicine/? 12 comments politics
- Sen. Rockefeller (D-WV) comes out swinging for a public healthcare plan, "...do you want to be non- partisan and get nothing? Or do you want to be partisan and end up with a good health- care plan? That is the choice." Bravo, Sen. Rockefeller! http://sundaygazettemail.com/news/200906250731 128 comments politics