Republicans passed a budget that could result in cuts to Medicaid—the largest public health insurance program in the US
In order to pay for the drastic losses to the national budget due to new tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy, the new House budget resolution could entail major cuts to public health insurance
US healthcare corporations reap profit from human misery
Slain health CEO Brian Thompson’s tenure was marked by skyrocketing prior authorization denials, leading to increased profits
Following wins in the private sector, NYC nurses shift fight to public sector hospitals
After over 7,000 NYC nurses went on strike and won historic agreements with private hospitals, nurses serving the poorest patients begin their fight
How commercialization and privatization deplete people’s health in Kenya’s urban settlements
Sharon Joan, a community member from the Kibera urban settlement, talks about the intersections of commercialization and environmental factors on the health of people living in urban settlements in Kenya
Israeli forces raze Salhiya family home, violence continues in Negev and other stories
Today we look at the demolition of a Palestinian family’s home in Sheikh Jarrah, a strike by hundreds of social workers in Georgia, and more
‘The fight for healthcare affects us all’: Nijmie Dzurinko
Nijmie Dzurinko of the Nonviolent Medicaid Army discusses the primary barriers to accessing healthcare in the US and why the issue is fundamental to uniting the working class in the country
Haiti’s de facto president Jovenel Moïse killed in overnight attack and other stories
Today we look at the killing of Haiti’s de facto president Jovenel Moïse, soldiers accused of killing civilians as part of Colombia’s false positives case and more
Doctors in Kenya’s public hospitals join nurses in strike
Health workers are demanding payment of salaries, comprehensive health insurance, quality PPEs, increase in risk allowances, and conversion of contract workers into permanent employees with access to pensions
