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Can States Reinvent U.S. Healthcare?

Lynn Parramore Institute for New Economic Thinking
Phillip Alvelda, a former DARPA program manager, reveals how a fracturing federal system has opened the door for bold state leadership. Will blue states rise to build a healthier, more just future?

This Week in People’s History, Jul 30-Aug 5, 2025

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Former President Harry Truman grins at President Lyndon Johnson during the Medicare/Medicaid bill signing ceremony It’s Your Birthday Medicaid, Chin Up! (1965), A Night at the Opera in the Infield (1925), Who Won the Civil War, Anyway? (1900), Candidate Reagan Shows His True Colors (1980), Robert Purvis, Fighter for Justice (1810), The Jury Knew Right from Wrong

Health Insurers Push Huge Premium Hikes

Veronica Riccobene, Helen Santoro The Lever
Health insurance companies are asking state regulators to approve eye-popping rate increases nationwide — reaching 66 percent for some policies.

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America’s Brutal Capitalist Class Tamed Its Labor Movement

Maya Adereth Jacobin
Across Europe, trade unions have a long history of making political demands for universal health care and benefits. The unique brutality of the US capitalist class bred a labor movement that has often limited itself to being a private insurance provi

Trump’s Sneak Attack on Medicare

Robert Kuttner The American Prospect
For the first time, required pre-authorizations are coming to traditional Medicare. The Trump administration proposes to extend pre-authorizations to traditional Medicare, just like Medicare Advantage. This maneuver has gotten little attention.
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