“Single-payer advocates understand that there can’t be “Medicare for All” if there is no ‘Medicare.’ And no, Medicare Advantage (MA) doesn’t count as Medicare.“ 🫢 oop!!! commondreams.org/opinion/reclai…

Obama: We live in a culture that puts a premium on things that don't last. Money, fame, status, likes. We chase the approval of strangers on our phones. We build all walls and fences around ourselves, and then we wonder why we feel so alone.

Buttigieg: "The existence of my family is just one example of something that was literally impossible as recently as 25 years ago when an anxious teenage in Indiana wondered if he'd ever find belonging in this world ... that didn't just happen. It was brought about."

People keep trying to explain why a young man cried with emotion and I just need to tell you all it’s normal for men to cry.

After five days in Chicago, now I fully understand why people from Chicago are *obsessed with being from Chicago. A spectacular city.

NEWS Five of Robert Kennedy Jr’s siblings have issued a statement on their brother’s decision to endorse Donald Trump: “We want an America filled with hope and bound together by a shared vision of a brighter future, a future defined by individual freedom, economic promise and

Having private health insurance doesn’t mean a damn thing if you have a $7,000 deductible that you can’t afford.

When my residents ask me what rate to run the fluids at:

This insurance company just sent me a menu of all the ways they restrict patient access to medications:

People don’t need long-term care insurance — people need long-term care. Health insurance takes your money and decides if it’s profitable to grant you care. Universal healthcare with Medicare for All covers long-term care, always, with no copays, premiums or deductibles.

This is a short thread about how the media covers for Donald Trump, deliberately making him and his campaign look more normal and less stupid than it actually is. Today's example involves the Trump campaign's written statement about the Arlington National Cemetery incident.

When it comes to racial health inequities, #MedicareDisadvantage is clearly part of the problem. Learn more at pnhp.org/HarmsReport

A lady dropped an AirTag in her recycling bin to find out that Houston has collected 250 tons of plastic since 2022 and not recycled any of it.

I've been saying for years that Trump has destroyed much of the political press. They parrot his talking points, let him set the narrative, and hold Democrats to a standard that he is free from. Even asking the question was journalistic malpractice

It is absolutely incomprehensible to me that someone could look at real problems like poverty, burnout and chronic disease and conclude that they are the fault of women having rights.

As we approach Labor Day, let us not forget that the United States is the ONLY major nation not to guarantee workers paid family and medical leave.   There are moms in this country who give birth, and are forced back to work a week later.   Absolutely unacceptable.

1. On this Labor Day, a reminder that FTC has issued a rule banning noncompetes. Noncompetes trap millions of workers, blocking them from taking better jobs or starting their own business. Over 25,000 Americans commented on our proposal. Here are some of their stories:

I’m a co-sponsor—let’s get it done!