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Moving to Universal Health Care, Beginning in the States

WEBOne of the greatest systemic failures in the U.S. is healthcare. Even after the 2010 passage of the Affordable Care Act: + 26 million Americans, or 7.9% of the …

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URL: https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/04/26/moving-to-universal-health-care-beginning-in-the-states/

Primary Care, Psychiatry And Public Health: What Do They …

WEBJohn Geyman, M.D. is professor emeritus of Family Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, where he served as Chairman of the …

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Health Care and Colonialism: A Sickness Unto Death

WEBNothing is immune from the stain of colonialism and its associated phenomena of racism. This includes the practice of medicine. Whether one is …

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The False Premise of Healthcare Hotspotting

WEBFrom a health systems standpoint, it is important to examine the original premise of hotspotting — reducing healthcare spending via reducing utilization — and …

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Standing with Professor Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian: …

WEBProfessor Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, a distinguished scholar with dual American and Israeli citizenship who is a resident of California, commands global …

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China’s Public Health Challenges

WEBOne of the consequences of the country’s effective public health policies has been an increase in life expectancy at birth from 69 years in 1990 to nearly 74.84 years …

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The Critical Link Between Poverty and Health

WEBby Cesar Chelala. Concern for the health of the poor is one of the critical issues in development. Poverty cannot be defined solely in terms of low or no income. …

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National Single Payer, a Health Care Justice Organization …

WEBAs a national, grassroots, social justice organization that organizes locally in the struggle for national single payer health care in the U.S., united by the common …

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Impact of Rapid Urbanization on Health

WEBby Cesar Chelala. Rapid urbanization has significant repercussions on migrants’ health. The increasing movement of people from rural to urban areas often …

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How American Cultural Assumptions Keep Us From …

WEBStill, two beliefs continue to resist universal health care. The first belief is that America is the greatest nation in the world, and hence our health care is better than …

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Palestine-Global Mental Health Network

WEBStanding with Professor Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian: Upholding Justice, Dignity and Academic Freedom May 6, 2024 BY Palestine-Global Mental Health Network

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Choosing Regular Food to Extend Longevity

WEBCarper reports that researchers have found common legumes (beans, peas, soybeans), whole grains, and nuts, extend longevity, while refined grains (white bread), …

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Americans are Suffering: Looking Beyond Covid-19

WEBIn 2017, 10.6 million American adults seriously thought about suicide, 3.2 million made a plan, and 1.4 million attempted suicide.”. Americans are suffering and …

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The Practical Libertarian’s Case for Single Payer Healthcare

WEBThis year, there have been serious discussions about healthcare policy in America. The Republicans’ attempt to repeal Obamacare generated much backlash.

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Improving Health in Africa

WEBEast and Southern Africa is the region most affected by HIV in the world and is also home to the largest number of people living with HIV (19.6 million in 2017.) This …

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Bureaucracies in the Most Expensive Healthcare System in the World

WEBIf one simply looks at the $15 copay, given the nurse sees three patients at a time, one can look at it, again, in several ways: 1. Six patients per hour, thus the nurse’s …

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Public Health Challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean

WEBLatin America is now leading the world in terms of decreasing infant mortality rates, which have declined from 43.5 percent per 1,000 live births in 1990 to 14.9 in …

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“Value-Based Care” is a Pretext for Privatization

WEBLater this month, right before Medicare’s 57 th birthday on July 30, corporate health care and the government players who facilitate their lucrative businesses, will …

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Health Care in Crisis: Warning! US Capitalism is Lethal

WEBThe average per- capita health spending of eight European countries plus Australia and Japan, all of them capitalist and wealthy, was $6,003 in 2021; they showed …

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Cancer Clusters in Florida: the Silence of the State

WEBThe 2010 report, covering data from 2000 – 2007, states that “… during this time, there were 4,591 cases of pediatric cancer diagnosed, of which 1,254 (27%) had …

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Cuban Medical Aid to Haiti

WEBMajor and minor surgeries 160,283. Vaccinations 899,829. Lives saved (emergency) 210,852. By 2010, at no cost to medical students, Cuba had trained some …

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