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Rage Has Long Shadowed American Health Care. It’s Rarely Produced Big Change.

In February 2002, public outrage against health insurers surged, spotlighted by Denzel Washington’s film “John Q.” and compounded by real-life violence, highlighting ongoing frustrations within the U.S. healthcare system.

Wake Up Call: 41% of young voters say UnitedHealthcare CEO murder acceptable

A recent poll revealed that young adults are divided on the acceptability of Brian Thompson’s murder, reflecting broader shifts in societal attitudes and political lines.

Anger Explodes at Health Care CEOs

America’s health care system thrives on denying treatment to the sick. The brutal murder of a health insurance CEO reveals public outrage against morally bankrupt corporate practices.

The Shrinking Number of Primary Care Physicians Is Reaching a Tipping Point

Elisabeth RosenthalSeptember 8, 2023 I’ve been receiving an escalating stream of panicked emails from people telling me their longtime physician was retiring, was no longer taking their insurance, or had gone concierge and would no longer see them unless they…

Democrats Eye Medicare Negotiations to Lower Drug Prices

Emmarie Huetteman   March 23, 2021 Democrats, newly in control of Congress and the White House, are united behind an idea that Republican lawmakers and major drugmakers fiercely oppose: empowering the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate the…

Even With Senate Control, Democrats Will Need Buy-In From GOP on Key Health Priorities

Emmarie Huetteman   January 11, 2021 Use Our Content It can be republished for free. Democrats have argued for more generous pandemic relief, more pressure on drugmakers to lower prices and more attention to systemic racism in health care. On…

Kidney Dialysis Is a Booming Business. Is it Also a Rigged One?

Jo Karabasz knew her dialysis clinic well. Before switching to at-home treatment this summer, the former high school English teacher spent five and a half years visiting some of the dozens of DaVita dialysis clinics that dot the Northern California…

How One Employer Stuck a New Mom With an $898,984 Bill for Her Premature Baby

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. This story was originally published in ProPublica. by Marshall Allen, ProPublica