How Civic Technology Can Help Stop a Pandemic
Taiwan’s Initial Success Is a Model for the Rest of the World By Jaron Lanier and E. Glen Weyl The spread of the novel coronavirus and the resulting COVID-19 pandemic have provided a powerful test…
Health
Sanders Applauds New Medicare for All Study
It will save $450 billion and prevent 68,000 deaths every year. Read more at Common Dreams.
In Medical Billing, Fraud Is Legal
Some legislated or regulated solutions to the maddening world of medical billing would be welcome. Read the story at The New York Times.
Solidarity Against Despair
A new study finds that higher union density corresponds to fewer deaths by overdose and suicide. Read the article at Jacobin Magazine.
Decriminalization Works
Portugal solved its drug crisis. Why can’t America do the same? Read more at The Huffington Post.
Medicare for All Could Save U.S. $600 Billion a Year
It’s our current system that’s a wasteful, unsustainable disaster. Read the article at Common Dreams.
The Business of Health Care Depends on Exploiting Doctors and Nurses
One resource seems infinite and free: the professionalism of caregivers. Read more at The New York Times.
Trump Attack on SSDI
Proposed change could end disability benefits for hundreds of thousands – read the article at Common Dreams.
Biggest Pay Raise in a Generation: Medicare for All
By Jake Johnson Medicare for All would give most U.S. workers “the biggest take-home pay raise in a generation,” two economists from the University of California, Berkeley said in October, countering one of the main…
Health Care Rationing Is Already Reality Under Private Insurance
The price of insulin in the U.S. has more than doubled since 2012. That’s put the life-saving hormone out of reach for some people like Nicole Smith-Holt’s son Alec. Read the original article at Huffington…