health care
Mental health crisis worsens in Michigan and everywhere, but policies ignore real problems
February 7, 2022Only 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.”
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Fast Food Sector Council advances in California, but CalCare health bill on hold
February 4, 2022A new council to regulate the fast food industry moves closer to reality, but California's single-payer health system gets a delay.
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Texas’ ‘maternity deserts’ grow as staff shortages close rural delivery units
January 25, 2022Only 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.
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Kaiser Permanente health clinicians hold one-day strike for racial justice
January 20, 2022They were protesting the company’s rescinding its promise to make MLK Day a paid holiday and to call for culturally sensitive health care for communities of color.
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California: la propuesta para single-payer healthcare llamado CalCare
January 19, 202220 legisladores de California encabezados por el asambleísta Ash Kalra, demócrata de San José, lanzaron una nueva campaña para obtener una cobertura de atención médica integral y universal de pagador único para todos los californianos.
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