Interesting point by @stengel: The only 2 countries in the world that have a current leader's birthday as a holiday are the US and North Korea! Having reported repeatedly from North Korea, I can also verify that White House propaganda now sometimes resembles North Korea's.
Hospitals that get bought out by private equity see a 13% increase in ER deaths. That's thousands of people a year who die needlessly so billionaire private equity bums can get even richer. It's time to take capitalism out of healthcare.
#SDT038: Achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential health-care services and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all.
In the US: #sdt038US#sdg3US
More than half of the debt in collections stems from medical care, which, unlike most other debt, is often taken on without a choice or an understanding of the costs.
The sickest patients are often the most indebted, and they’re not exempt from arrest.
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I express my closeness to the people of the Philippines who have been hit by a violent typhoon: I pray for the deceased and their families, as well as for the injured and displaced.
In these last few days, we have prayed for the dead and among these, unfortunately, are many who were killed in combat and bombings, even though they were civilians, children, elderly, or sick people. If we truly want to honor their memory, we must stop the wars and put all of our efforts into negotiations. #Peace
Panamanian labor market inequality remains at the same levels as 15 years ago. Why? Watch the video and download our latest report to understand this and other key insights on poverty and inequality in #Panama: wrld.bg/elMf50Vscg6
Trump arrives in FL for another weekend of parties and golf while his attorneys fight in the Supreme Court to deny food to SNAP beneficiaries despite a court order.
Psaki: The Trump administration asked the supreme court to immediately pause a federal judge's ruling that required the administration to fully fund snap for the month of November. And we just got word from the supreme court that they have granted the request
there are also policies to keep excessive greed at bay. Check and embrace such policies as well and you will discover how to keep the care for all affordable, and the professions attractive #UHC#sdg3US#sdt038#sdt038US#sdt038US
At the time ACA was being crafted, I consulting on IT for the Belgian National Institution for Disease and disabled Insurance. Achieving care for all will usually not by itself bring down costs: more care means more expenses. In countries with a proper functioning health system..
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The insurance industry's biggest fear just came true:
A company big enough to fight back.
Samsung filed a $400M lawsuit that's exposing everything.
The playbook they never wanted you to see: