Single payer health: it’s only fair
Bernie Sanders: US healthcare is grossly distorted by waste and profit, while millions go uninsured. Americans deserve full universal coverage
What we’re not being told about Paul Ryan’s Medicare plan
Dean Baker: The mainstream media has failed to report that the Ryan plan is a privatisation programme that will hand $30tn to insurers
Democrats must draw the line on Medicare
Michael Tomasky: Defending Medicare from the Republicans is not just about healthcare, but the future of America itself
Michelle Obama’s breastfeed plan attacked by Tea Party’s leading ladies
Rightwingers Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann scorn US first lady's effort to give tax breaks to mothers for breast pumps
Ronald Reagan had Alzheimer’s while president, says son
Son Ron Reagan's claim that Ronald Reagan had Alzheimer's while in office leads to war of words with half brother Michael
America’s healthy debate on food
Amanda Marcotte: Culture warriors try to cast anti-obesity advice as bossy elitism, but the bottom line is we all know we have a big problem
Healthcare debate: do not resuscitate
Pratap Chatterjee: For proof of why Obama's healthcare reform was needed, just look at the epic fraud that has plagued the old system
Obama pushes healthcare reform plan to break deadlock
Barack Obama embarked on a final effort to push through his troubled healthcare plan through Congress
Healthcare and Bill Clinton’s heart
Richard Adams's blog: Q: Who would heartlessly exploit Bill Clinton's illness to score cheap political points? A: Opponents of US healthcare reform