New York governor to ban insurers from funding gay ‘conversion therapy’
Andrew Cuomo to announce executive action against ‘hateful and fundamentally flawed practice’ upon receiving Human Rights Campaign award
Life without health insurance – why we need to protect the most vulnerable
Achieving universal health coverage in developing countries has been a dream for years. Christine Sow explores where progress is happening
Americans don’t need single payer healthcare to get universal coverage
Bernie Sanders, like a lot of progressives, conflates European-style healthcare with the UK system. But either his plan or Clinton’s can bring about real reform
Sussan Ley lists 23 Medicare items for review as funding overhaul begins
Health minister says 5,700 items on the medical benefits schedule will be reviewed but Australian Medical Association warns patients’ costs could rise
How crowdfunding became a lifeline for cancer patients struggling with debt
Medications and treatments in the US are some of the most expensive in the world and people are increasingly turning to other options to help pay for it
Obamacare isn’t perfect, but it’s a start – and it’s better than the nothing we had
Healthcare is never a one-size-fits-all solution, but spreading out the risk ultimately lowers the cost of care for everyone
If drug addiction were treated like other diseases my son might be alive today
I survived breast cancer, but my son died at the age of 26 because those struggling with addiction do not receive the care they need
The UN’s development goals require another step first: universal healthcare
As the United Nations launches its sustainable development agenda it should listen to top economists who are calling for universal healthcare
The high rate of uninsured Latinos isn’t surprising – it’s business as usual
A health insurance disparity existed before the Affordable Care Act, and the government should have seen that as evidence of a need to work differently
Census data shows Obamacare and welfare kept millions out of poverty
The number of uninsured Americans decreased by 8.8 million in 2014, according to poverty measure data released by the US Census bureau