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Health Care Unions Find a Voice in the Pandemic

(4 days ago) WEBSarahbeth Maney for The New York Times. About 17 percent of nurses and 12 percent of other U.S. health care workers are covered by a union, according to an …

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/28/health/covid-health-workers-unions.html

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Health care unions in New York are fighting back for …

(2 days ago) WEBOver 3,600 U.S. health care workers died as a consequence of their occupational COVID-19 exposure in that first year, 453 of them from New York, …

https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2024/03/health-care-unions-new-york-are-fighting-back-better-pay/394621/

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Pandemic Strain Pushes Some Health Care Workers …

(7 days ago) WEBOf the approximately 1,500 petitions for union representation posted on the National Labor Relations Board website in 2020, 16% appear related to the health care …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/01/11/955128562/for-health-care-workers-the-pandemic-is-fueling-renewed-interest-in-unions

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President Biden's State of the Union, and why the U.S.

(1 days ago) WEBIn his 2024 State of the Union address on Thursday night, President Biden addressed health care issues and policies dominating headlines, including reproductive …

https://hub.jhu.edu/2024/03/08/state-of-the-union-health-care-analysis/

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Unions are not only good for workers, they’re good for …

(4 days ago) WEBTo fully understand how unions intersect with health care coverage, we examine—alongside the uninsured rate—whether a state has expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to broaden …

https://www.epi.org/publication/unions-and-well-being/

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Labor Unionization Among US Health Care Workers

(7 days ago) WEBLabor unionization efforts have recently resurged throughout the US, with the National Labor Relations Board receiving a 57% increase in union election petitions in the first half of 2022. 1 Workers in multiple …

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2799909

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The Ten Years’ War: Politics, Partisanship, And The ACA

(Just Now) WEBThe Affordable Care Act (ACA) has had a remarkable political journey. The ACA barely survived a bruising partisan fight, public debate, and congressional gauntlet …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2019.01444

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Health workers unions see surge in interest amid COVID-19

(3 days ago) WEBOf the approximately 1,500 petitions for union representation posted on the National Labor Relations Board website in 2020, 16% appear related to the health care …

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/health-workers-unions-see-surge-in-interest-amid-covid-19

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Creating Political Will for Action on Health Equity: Practical Lessons

(3 days ago) WEBDespite growing evidence and calls for action on the social determinants of health equity since the World Health Organization (WHO) Commission on the Social …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9808180/

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Labor unions and health: A literature review of pathways and …

(3 days ago) WEBSecond, with the exception of effects on economy-wide wages and inequality, we do not include any other possible economy-wide effects such as possible effects on …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8387742/

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State of the Union address lays out Biden’s healthcare priorities

(Just Now) WEBThe president led with reproductive healthcare and prescription drug costs, and proposed expanding negotiations on drug prices to 50 a year in Medicare. State of …

https://www.modernhealthcare.com/politics-policy/joe-biden-state-union-sotu-2024

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COVID working conditions led these NJ hospital nurses to unionize

(Just Now) WEBThe much larger New York branch of 1199SEIU is a political force, with 250,000 members at some of that state’s largest hospital systems, including Mount Sinai …

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/health/2022/08/12/covid-working-conditions-belleville-nj-hospital-nurses-union/65400768007/

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ChristianaCare doctors petition for election to unionize - WHYY

(2 days ago) WEBLet us know! Doctors employed by Delaware’s dominant medical system, ChristianaCare, have petitioned the National Labor Relations Board to vote on forming a …

https://whyy.org/articles/christianacare-doctors-labor-union-papers-filed-burnout/

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How Unions Influence Healthcare Policy Debate and Legislation

(2 days ago) WEBObamacare: A Study in Union Policy Influence. In terms of healthcare policy, one of the most sweeping pieces of legislation to amend the American …

https://uniontrack.com/blog/healthcare-policy-debate

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75 unions and employers have endorsed the Senate’s health care …

(1 days ago) WEBOver the last two years, our health plan costs increased by 31% to an average of $43,000 per policyholder. Today, our 30,000 active-duty police officers must pay upwards of …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/75-unions-and-employers-have-endorsed-the-senate-s-health-care-price-transparency-bill-here-s-why-congress-must-pass-it/ar-BB1kaBDP

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2020 Democrats on Health Care - The New York Times

(9 days ago) WEBSingle-payer health care is a dividing line in the race, separating Democrats who want to replace the private insurance system from those who favor improving it. …

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/us/politics/obamacare-democratic-candidates.html

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Labor unions County Health Rankings & Roadmaps

(7 days ago) WEBStrikes by health care workers are more common in other countries than the U.S. 35, but U.S. hospital work stoppages involving 1,000 or more workers are up.

https://www.countyhealthrankings.org/strategies-and-solutions/what-works-for-health/strategies/labor-unions

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Many union workers really love their health benefits. That’s a

(5 days ago) WEBA few have even set up their own health clinics for members to get care. Many health packages are so comprehensive that unions feared getting hit with the …

https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/22/politics/union-health-care-medicare-for-all/index.html

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Biden’s SOTU health care asks - POLITICO

(Just Now) WEBHEALTH CARE POLITICS AT SOTU — President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address is high-stakes, and health care will be at its center. Biden hopes to …

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-pulse/2024/03/07/bidens-sotu-health-care-asks-00145540

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Health care groups: Regulate AI, but not too much - POLITICO

(9 days ago) WEBBen is a health care reporter at POLITICO, focusing on policy and politics in Congress, and co-author of POLITICO’s Pulse newsletter. Reach him at [email protected] .

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-pulse/2024/05/15/health-care-groups-regulate-ai-but-not-too-much-00157910

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Ousted head of Philly health care workers’ union charged with

(3 days ago) WEBThe former head of one of Philadelphia’s largest labor unions stole more than $150,000 from his members to illegally support candidates in the city’s May 2019 Democratic …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/ousted-head-of-philly-health-care-workers-union-charged-with-stealing-to-illegally-support-democratic-campaigns/ar-BB1mwj7v

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DOJ announces task force on health care monopolies and collusion

(6 days ago) WEBThe Department of Justice May 9 announced the formation of a task force focusing on competition concerns in health care. The unit, the Task Force on Health …

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2024-05-10-doj-announces-task-force-health-care-monopolies-and-collusion

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Why Medicaid expansion failed in Mississippi and Alabama this

(8 days ago) WEBMore than a million people could get health care if these states would pass laws expanding Medicaid. Most residents want the expansion but entrenched politics …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/05/16/1251691921/medicaid-expansion-mississippi-alabama-south

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Markey targets private equity in health care - The Washington Post

(8 days ago) WEBMarkey targets private equity in health care. Analysis by McKenzie Beard. May 17, 2024 at 8:13 a.m. EDT. A newsletter briefing on the health-care policy debate in …

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/17/targeting-private-equity-health-care/

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Did Obamacare ‘massively’ increase the cost of health care?

(1 days ago) WEB2020-2023: 8 percent increase. Put another way, if total costs had continued on the same pre-ACA path, they would now be about $60,000 — or double the current …

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/13/did-obamacare-massively-increase-cost-health-care/

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U.S. health care is increasingly like a casino - Axios

(2 days ago) WEBU.S. health care is increasingly like a casino. For the decade-ish that I've been reporting on health care, insurance coverage has dominated conversations about …

https://www.axios.com/2024/05/10/health-insurance-quality-care

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Union attacks Labor over bid to delay aged care pay rises

(6 days ago) WEBShare this article. Unions have attacked the government’s attempt to stagger pay rises for aged care workers over two years, warning the delay would plunge the …

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/budget-2024-union-warns-pay-rise-delay-will-create-staff-crisis/news-story/7892d3289aa97cda1bfd7fff3dfcac6c

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Shining light on mental health awareness: Why organizations are …

(Just Now) WEBBy casting light in green and commemorating Mental Health Month, our collective goal is to foster understanding, empower our communities and diminish the …

https://www.roi-nj.com/2024/05/16/healthcare/shining-light-on-mental-health-awareness-why-organizations-are-going-green/

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Houston Democrat Shawn Thierry says trans care is Black 'genocide'

(3 days ago) WEBHouston Democrat in a heated primary likened trans health care to Black 'genocide'. By Jen Rice, Taylor Goldenstein, May 16, 2024. Texas State Rep. Shawn …

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/election/2024/article/transgender-health-care-genocide-shawn-thierry-19449593.php

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South Africa's president signs major health bill just before election

(5 days ago) WEBItem 1 of 3 South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa gestures as he signs into law a national health bill that aims to provide universal coverage to South Africans, at …

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/south-africas-president-approves-major-health-reform-law-2024-05-15/

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Novo’s Wegovy Will Bankrupt Health System, Senator Sanders Says

(3 days ago) WEB3:49. Senator Bernie Sanders is upping the pressure on Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk A/S to lower the cost of its blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy, warning …

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-15/novo-s-wegovy-will-bankrupt-health-system-senator-sanders-says

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Menendez legal defense fund: Who’s donating? NJ Spotlight News

(8 days ago) WEBMenendez went through more than $2.6 million in legal fees last year. Of that total, $289,900, or about 46%, has come from outside of New Jersey and $252,500, or …

https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2024/05/sen-bob-menendez-federal-corruption-trial-whos-donating-menendez-defense-fund/

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South Africa Gears Up for Legal Battle Over Health-Care Revamp

(3 days ago) WEBBy Janice Kew. May 16, 2024 at 6:45 AM EDT. A legal battle over South Africa’s newly enacted national health-insurance law is brewing and is likely to end up in …

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-16/south-africa-gears-up-for-legal-battle-over-health-care-revamp

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Hilary Cass Says U.S. Doctors Are ‘Out of Date’ on Youth Gender

(3 days ago) WEBDr. Hilary Cass published a landmark report that led to restrictions on youth gender care in Britain. U.S. health groups said it did not change their support of the …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/13/health/hilary-cass-transgender-youth-puberty-blockers.html

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Jimmy Carter: Grandson says former president is ‘coming to the …

(7 days ago) WEBAlex Brandon/Pool/Getty Images. CNN —. Jimmy Carter’s grandson said Tuesday that the former president is “coming to the end” in a brief update about the 39th …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/14/politics/jimmy-carter-health-update/index.html

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For Markus Johnson, Prison and Mental Illness Equaled a Death …

(7 days ago) WEBIt was 1:19 p.m. on Sept. 6, 2019, in the Danville Correctional Center, a medium-security prison a few hours south of Chicago. Mr. Johnson, 21 and serving a …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/05/us/politics/prison-mental-health-care.html

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