HIV prevention drugs will be available over the counter in California under law signed by Newsom
Tue, 10/08/2019 - 07:50
latimes.com - California will expand access to HIV prevention drugs by allowing pharmacies to offer the medications without a prescription under a law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday. Senate…
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latimes.com - California will expand access to HIV prevention drugs by allowing pharmacies to offer the medications without a prescription under a law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday. Senate…


We Don’t Need More “Choice” — We Need Medicare for All
Mon, 10/07/2019 - 22:00
jacobinmag.com - During a speech yesterday at an upscale Florida retirement village, Donald Trump announced a new executive order aimed at expanding the Medicare Advantage program — which allows…
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jacobinmag.com - During a speech yesterday at an upscale Florida retirement village, Donald Trump announced a new executive order aimed at expanding the Medicare Advantage program — which allows…

Gavin Newsom signs bill to make anti-HIV drug available without prescription
Mon, 10/07/2019 - 19:35
sfchronicle.com - SACRAMENTO — California will make up to two months of an HIV-prevention drug available to patients from a pharmacist without a doctor’s prescription. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB159…
Category: Health
sfchronicle.com - SACRAMENTO — California will make up to two months of an HIV-prevention drug available to patients from a pharmacist without a doctor’s prescription. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB159…

Trump just launched a stealth attack on Medicare
Mon, 10/07/2019 - 14:34
alternet.org - Watch out, older Americans and people with disabilities! President Trump just announced a plan to give corporate health insurers more control over your health care. His new executive…
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alternet.org - Watch out, older Americans and people with disabilities! President Trump just announced a plan to give corporate health insurers more control over your health care. His new executive…

'It's like a death sentence': retired Britons in EU face loss of healthcare
Mon, 10/07/2019 - 11:17
theguardian.com - Britons with serious, sometimes terminal, illnesses who live in the EU say they have no certainty about how or even whether their healthcare costs will be covered after a no-deal…
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theguardian.com - Britons with serious, sometimes terminal, illnesses who live in the EU say they have no certainty about how or even whether their healthcare costs will be covered after a no-deal…

When masculinity turns 'toxic': A gender profile of mass shootings
Mon, 10/07/2019 - 11:13
latimes.com - Soon after a 19-year-old man killed three people and wounded more than a dozen others at a festival in Gilroy, Calif., in late July, California Gov. Gavin Newsom noted something often…
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latimes.com - Soon after a 19-year-old man killed three people and wounded more than a dozen others at a festival in Gilroy, Calif., in late July, California Gov. Gavin Newsom noted something often…

Buttigieg unveils an aggressive plan for lowering drug prices
Mon, 10/07/2019 - 10:53
statnews.com - WASHINGTON — South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg on Monday unveiled a sweeping plan aimed at lowering prescription drug prices — and though he’s one of the most moderate Democrats…
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statnews.com - WASHINGTON — South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg on Monday unveiled a sweeping plan aimed at lowering prescription drug prices — and though he’s one of the most moderate Democrats…

Warren Has Many Plans, But on Health Care, She’s With Bernie
Mon, 10/07/2019 - 08:27
bloomberg.com - Photographer: Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images Photographer: Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images Elizabeth Warren has a plan for everything — but on the crucial 2020 issue of…
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bloomberg.com - Photographer: Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images Photographer: Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images Elizabeth Warren has a plan for everything — but on the crucial 2020 issue of…
These 3 Policy Failures Are Killing the American Dream
Mon, 10/07/2019 - 08:24
nymag.com - The United States has never been richer. In 2018, American households boasted a collective net worth of over $98 trillion. If that wealth were divided evenly across the U.S. population,…
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nymag.com - The United States has never been richer. In 2018, American households boasted a collective net worth of over $98 trillion. If that wealth were divided evenly across the U.S. population,…