health care
Connecticut healthcare workers picket for a livable wage
January 23, 2023They also push for healthcare benefits for themselves and adequate staffing.
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Ontario paramedic: Canada’s public health care system in crisis
December 9, 2022While politicians pass the buck, patients and frontline workers—nurses, paramedics, doctors, and other professionals—are watching our health infrastructure fail.
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For the sake of our (mental) health, Detroit needs an alternative to policing
November 3, 2022The Motor City desperately needs an alternative to calling the police when mental health crises occur. Other locales have explored and tested new approaches worth studying.
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Defeating Republicans in Georgia would mean Medicaid health coverage for 450,000 more people
October 26, 2022Stacey Abrams, Democratic nominee for governor, is pushing for Georgia to join 38 other states in expanding the Medicaid health insurance program to cover all able-bodied adults.
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Kaiser Permanente mental health clinicians ratify contract, ending 10-week strike
October 21, 2022The National Union of Healthcare Workers announced an overwhelming vote of 1,561 to 36 to ratify a new contract with breakthrough provisions to retain staff and reduce patients’ wait times.
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