Tag: healthcare
Medicare’s Demise is Not Imminent, But Health Care Costs are Rising Unsustainably
The trustees of the Medicare and Social Security trust funds released their annual report and the news was not good because shortfalls will come in eight years. However, it can be fixed because the main…
Advocates Say Hospitals Should Prioritize Health, Not Profit
On the Marc Steiner Show, Marc talks to Rev. Annie Chambers and Margaret Flowers about the closing of a Baltimore pediatric hospital and how corporate hospitals harm patients and doctors by prioritizing profit Visit http://therealnews.com…
Two Doctors Laid Off From Pediatric Hospital Speak Out
On the Marc Steiner Show, two doctors who worked at Franklin Square Pediatric Hospital talk about how the loss of the hospital will affect the communities it served Visit http://therealnews.com for more stories and help…
Is India on its Way out of Poverty?
Jayati Ghosh discusses the UNDP report showing that poverty in India has halved in the last 10 years, and the newly unveiled healthcare plan for the bottom 40% of the population, nicknamed “Modicare.” Visit https://therealnews.com…
Trump Administration Doesn’t Have Power To Eliminate Transgender Rights
A new Trump administration memo outlines a plan to eliminate transgender peoples’ rights against sex discrimination, but Omar Gonzalez-Pagan of Lambda Legal says the administration’s memo is “not rooted in reality” and “unlawful” Visit https://therealnews.com…
British Doctors Respond to American Attacks on NHS
Two British doctors fire back at recent criticism of Britain’s Government Run Health Service by Donald Trump and conservative commentators ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational and informational purposes only) **
Medicare for All – How Can We Pay for It?
Prof. Robert Pollin and Michael Lighty discuss the findings of a new study by the Political Economy Research Institute at UMass Amherst. The study finds Medicare for All could reduce total healthcare spending by 10…
Time On A Pivot
TRNN Host/Producer Eze Jackson drops rap lyrics from his view of where things are in general at this pivotal time. Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating at https://therealnews.com/donate. **…
More Die From Medical Insurance ‘Prior Authorization’ Than Before ACA – Wendell Potter (6/7)
Wall Street demands medical insurance companies maintain their profits under the Affordable Care Act, which means they get even more aggressive in denying coverage and creating insurance models that under-insure patients – Wendell Potter on…
The Making of a Medical Insurance Spin Doctor – RAI with Wendell Potter (3/7)
Wendell Potter, author of ‘Deadly Spin: How Corporate PR is Killing Healthcare and Deceiving Americans’, traces his life from growing up poor and Republican in Tennessee, to radicalization during the Vietnam War, to cynical journalist…
Medical Insurance Companies Can Decide Who Lives and Dies – RAI with Wendell Potter (4/7)
Whistleblower Wendell Potter says the death of a young woman denied care by the insurance company he worked for was a turning point in his life; he says these practices are still taking place under…
Health Insurance Abuses Continue in Spite of ACA – RAI with Wendell Potter (5/7)
We revisit Wendell Potter’s whistleblowing testimony that exposed how the insurance industry is more interested in pleasing Wall Street than in people’s care, and asked him if these abuses continued after the passing of the…
Without Medicare for All, the Healthcare System Will Collapse – Wendell Potter RAI (7/7)
The healthcare system is unsustainable; without a Medicare for All system, only the wealthiest will be able to afford decent care – Wendell Potter on Reality Asserts Itself with Paul Jay Watch full series https://therealnews.com/series/reality-asserts-itself-wendell-potter…
Venezuelan Community Builds Solidarity Pharmacy to Counter US Sanctions
The economic sanctions have severely affected Venezuela’s ability to import life-saving medicines. At least one community, however, is responding by creating their own solidarity pharmacy. Michael Fox reports Subscribe to our page and support our…
Scandals Show How Lack of Oversight Make US Healthcare the Most Expensive in the World
Lucrative inside deals and seven-figure salaries at a publicly funded hospital reveal how self-enrichment drives up healthcare costs, not providing care for patients Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer:…
Bernie Sanders Vision Of Democratic Socialism Makes Both Sides Nervous
Is Bernie Sanders selling socialism? Or is he just making a clear case for a government that actually works for the people? A panel discussion with Norman Solomon and Kamau Franklin, with Jacqueline Luqman as…
U.S. Sanctions Block Medicine from Venezuela, Killing Thousands
Ordinary Venezuelans talk about how the sanctions have made it increasingly difficult to access life-saving medications Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational…
Pharma Companies Win Case Against Drug Price Transparency
One of the Trump administration’s promises leading up to 2020 is to reduce prescription drug prices, but the plan has stalled after a big court loss, and other blows to Trump’s grand healthcare plan. Wendell…
What Is Behind Mayor Pete’s Corporate Pivot on Medicare?
Pete Buttigieg’s sudden shift from supporting to opposing Medicare for All has been remarkable. It no doubt has something to do with his fundraising, says RootsAction.org’s Norman Solomon. Subscribe to our page and support our…
How Public Officials Milk the Healthcare System for Private Gain
An in-depth look at a series of local scandals shows how politicians game the healthcare system for private benefit, raising the costs for everyone. Producer: Taya Graham Producer/Editor: Stephen Janis Director: Adam Coley Audio Engineer:…
Poverty Is the New Draft
The draft might be gone, but not everyone volunteers for the same reasons. Inconsistent access to education, healthcare, or housing means marginalized communities are systemically pushed into military service to gain those benefits–especially poor students….
Women Outnumber Men in the US Workforce–What Does it Mean?
Katherine Moos discusses December’s employment data, which shows that for the second time in history women outnumber men in the U.S. workforce. The first time was during the Great Depression. Women still earn less than…
Exclusive: Drug Lobbyist Caught Heading Prescription Affordability Board
TRNN confronted the head of the country’s only prescription affordability board about his past ties to a lobbying firm that represented a major pharmaceutical company. It’s part of our ongoing coverage of the nation’s overpriced…
American College of Physicians Prescribes Single Payer Healthcare
The second largest American medical association analyzed the ailing U.S. healthcare system and prescribed public health insurance as the remedy. We discuss the diagnosis with ACP President Robert McLean. Director/Video Editor: Bababtunde Ogunfolaju Audio Engineer:…
