Medicaid

Closing the Largest Generic Drug Plant in the US Is a Sick Joke

Closing the Largest Generic Drug Plant in the US Is a Sick Joke Closing the Largest Generic Drug Plant in the US Is a Sick Joke

But Joe Manchin’s daughter, a company executive, is laughing all the way to the bank.

Jul 23, 2021 / Laura Flanders

Imagining a Better Way to Grow Old in America

Imagining a Better Way to Grow Old in America Imagining a Better Way to Grow Old in America

If Americans approached aging and disability not as an individual crisis but as a collective responsibility, what kind of safety net could we build?

Jul 16, 2021 / Feature / Bryce Covert

A medical assistant takes a patient's blood pressure

Medicaid Work Requirements Appear to Be Dead Medicaid Work Requirements Appear to Be Dead

The Biden administration is not letting them go into effect while it has a say.

Jul 1, 2021 / Bryce Covert

Pro-Choice Protest

A Rare Victory for Abortion Access A Rare Victory for Abortion Access

The reproductive justice movement has succeeded in pressing a Democratic president to leave the ban on Medicaid funding for abortion out of his budget for the first time in 30 year...

Jun 14, 2021 / Editorial / Amy Littlefield for The Nation

What Joe Manchin Doesn’t Get About the GOP’s Voter Suppression

What Joe Manchin Doesn’t Get About the GOP’s Voter Suppression What Joe Manchin Doesn’t Get About the GOP’s Voter Suppression

It’s central to Republicans’ political strategy, because their platform is an electoral loser.

Jun 8, 2021 / no-paywall / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Florida voters demand Medicaid expansion

Medicaid Expansion Is a Better Deal Than Ever. But Republicans Still Won’t Do It. Medicaid Expansion Is a Better Deal Than Ever. But Republicans Still Won’t Do It.

Their intransigence is costing 4 million Americans health care coverage.

May 4, 2021 / Laura Packard

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed

‘Opponents of Medicare for All Are Deathly Afraid’ ‘Opponents of Medicare for All Are Deathly Afraid’

We talked to Dr. Abdul El-Sayed about M4A and building a movement in the wake of Biden’s victory.

Mar 1, 2021 / Back Page / Natalie Shure

A man holds a sign reading

When Losing Your Job Means Losing Your Psychiatric Medication When Losing Your Job Means Losing Your Psychiatric Medication

The Covid-19 slump is creating a mental health crisis in America.

May 28, 2020 / no-paywall / Ella Fassler

The Deficit Is Exploding! And That’s a Good Thing.

The Deficit Is Exploding! And That’s a Good Thing. The Deficit Is Exploding! And That’s a Good Thing.

The fact that nobody’s asking where the money is coming from shows how much our politics have changed since 2008.

Apr 9, 2020 / Robert Pollin

Cuomo Helped Get New York Into This Mess

Cuomo Helped Get New York Into This Mess Cuomo Helped Get New York Into This Mess

The governor’s position on health care spending looked starkly different a couple of months ago.

Mar 30, 2020 / no-paywall / Ross Barkan

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