A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it

Rural health care access in Japan's Hokkaido provides a sharp contrast to the U.S. While both face geographic and workforce challenges, Japan's universal coverage model offers lessons. Explore the…

Sen. Bernie Sanders highlights a new Yale study showing that Medicare for All could save over $1 trillion and more than 114,000 lives annually.

Private health insurers contribute nothing to healthcare except costs. It's time to throw them out.

The committee approved Resolution 14117 calling on the state legislature to pass the New York Health Act (S3425/A1466) before the end of the 2026 session; members debated implementation strategy and fiscal feasibility before a 3–1 committee vote.

At a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing, a senator asked a doctor whether health care is a human right; the doctor described clinical experience and priorities for access but did not directly answer the question, leaving the claim unresolved in the hearing.

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The Clinton health care plan of 1993, colloquially referred to as Hillarycare, was an American healthcare reform package proposed by the Bill Clinton administration and closely associated with the chair of the task force devising the plan, first lady Hillary Clinton. Bill Clinton had campaigned heavily on health care in the 1992 United States presidential election. The task force was created in January 1993 but its own processes were somewhat controversial and drew litigation. Its goal was to come up with a comprehensive plan to provide universal health care for all Americans, which was to be a cornerstone of the administration's first-term agenda. The president delivered a major health care speech to the U.S. Congress in September 1993, during which he proposed an enforced mandate for employers to provide health insurance coverage to all of their employees.

Colorado residents owe about $1 billion in medical debt. As more people nationally are expected to lose their health insurance following planned cuts and changes to Medicaid in January 2027, the…

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Advocates told the Universal Healthcare Commission that financing must be progressive, understandable, and large enough to sustain universal coverage; they urged unified pools, payroll or income-based contributions, and cost-containment measures as the commission directs FTAC to develop options through mid-2027.

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At the Feb. 12 Universal Health Care Commission meeting, more than a half-dozen public commentators told personal stories and urged the commission to push universal-health proposals to the legislature, citing medical debt, gaps in coverage and the need for an immediate financing roadmap.

The Washington Senate on Monday adopted Senate Bill 5947 to create a state health‑care board that would help design a universal health‑care program if federal or state triggers occur; the measure passed after adoption of an amendment and a floor debate split largely along philosophy and fiscal concerns.