health care

Privatizing mental health care in Michigan

March 16, 2022 By Andrew Wright

Bills are making their way through the legislature that claim to streamline care, but critics say they aim to privatize mental health.

Connecticut home care workers arrested at State Capitol while demanding dignity

February 23, 2022 By Tom Connolly

These essential workers, whom many call heroes, are fighting for a livable wage, health insurance, paid time off, and for dignity, respect, and a more just society.

Mental health crisis worsens in Michigan and everywhere, but policies ignore real problems

February 7, 2022 By Andrew Wright

Only focusing on access and not availability or affordability plays into the idea that, in order for us to be healthy, we must have the time and money to spend on “self-care.”

Fast Food Sector Council advances in California, but CalCare health bill on hold

February 4, 2022 By Marilyn Bechtel

A new council to regulate the fast food industry moves closer to reality, but California's single-payer health system gets a delay.

Texas’ ‘maternity deserts’ grow as staff shortages close rural delivery units

January 25, 2022 By Eleanor Klibanoff

Only 40% of Texas’ rural hospitals offer labor and delivery services, forcing some patients to drive hundreds of miles to give birth. With nurses in short supply, more hospitals are considering cutting those services entirely.