On AlterNet: health-care

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "health-care"

Witness: 'Cabal' at VA Is Killing Veterans

Nora Eisenberg, AlterNet. July 31, 2010.

At a hearing last week, experts told Congress that VA staff were "intentionally delaying research and treatment for our veterans."

GOP Loon Goes Off the Rails: Health Reform Greater Threat than Terrorism

Faiz Shakir, ThinkProgress. November 2, 2009.

The government's trying to put you to death, don't you know.

The Story of My 'Socialist Kidney'

Jennifer Nix, AlterNet. October 5, 2009.

If a public option works for one disease, there's no reason why Americans shouldn't enjoy the same level of care for all of them.

Harvard Study: Lack of Insurance Causes 45,000 Deaths Every Year

Staff, AlterNet. September 18, 2009.

That's one every 12 Seconds on average.

Health Care's Odd Couple

Ezra Klein, The American Prospect. March 18, 2008.

Sens. Wyden and Bennett are starting to build a bipartisan consensus around health care -- despite their opposing political views.

Candidates' Focus on Mandates Hinders Health Care Reform

Jacob S. Hacker, Campaign for America's Future. March 7, 2008.

Clinton and Obama should stop fixating on the individual mandate and focus on what really matters: affordable and accessible health insurance.

Republicans Want to Kick 1.3 Million Vets Off VA Health-Care to Save the Cost of Keeping Troops in Iraq and Afghanistan for 13 DAYS

Joshua Holland, December 31, 1969.