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Kaiser strike ends without labor agreement for 31,000 healthcare workers

Members of the United Nurses Associations of California and the Union of Health Care Professionals picket outside of the Downey…

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UVM professor finds link between state-level lobbyists and rising health care costs

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Newsom, styling himself as a transgender rights ally, vetoes health bill advocates supported

California Gov. Gavin Newsom this week signed a suite of privacy protection bills for transgender patients amid continuing threats by…

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BCBSM CEO left out 1 health care reform problem: Insurance companies | Letters

In response to the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan CEO’s op-ed regarding the causes of rising health care costs…

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Senate Democrats, holding out for health care, ready to reject government funding bill for 10th time

By STEPHEN GROVES and MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are poised for the 10th time…

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CNN’s Harry Enten Spots How Health Care Is ‘Actually Dividing’ Republicans Amid Shutdown

LOADINGERROR LOADING CNN’s chief data analyst Harry Enten on Tuesday revealed that the “clear plurality” of Republicans are Affordable Care…

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Kaiser health care workers in Bay Area walk off job over wages, staffing

Brianca Hutchins, a pediatric occupational therapist at Kaiser Permanente San Jose Medical Center, leads a chant as she and other…

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Violence against health care workers: How the trend is impacting nurses

By Mackenzie Thomas UNC Media Hub For Mel, a North Carolina nurse, getting ready for work was like getting ready…

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Hampton Roads’ health care systems discuss insurance amid Medicare Advantage changes

As Medicare Advantage plans are facing market consolidation due to rising costs and federal funding cuts, The Virginian-Pilot and Inside…

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Newsom signs slate of new laws affecting medication prices, women’s health care and school threats

A day ahead of a legislative deadline, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a wide-ranging slate of bills Saturday affecting everything from prescription…