US Health Issues
Michigan woman dies after Medicaid dental care is cut
By Hiram Lee, November 4, 2009
An elderly Michigan woman died in October as the result of a severe dental infection after adult dental Medicaid benefits were cut in the state. Blanche D. LaVire, 76, had been diagnosed with abscesse...
US House leaders unveil health care bill
By Kate Randall, October 31, 2009
House leaders unveiled health care legislation Thursday that would slash hundreds of billions from Medicare and other federal programs, and contains a watered-down version of a government-run “publi...
White House promotes tax on “Cadillac” health care plans
By Kate Randall, October 27, 2009
The top White House economic forecaster argued Monday that cutting government health care costs is key to addressing the federal budget deficit, and that taxing so-called Cadillac health care plans is...
As “free market” fails to deliver enough vaccine
Obama declares US national emergency over H1N1 flu
By Tom Eley, October 26, 2009
Major pharmaceuticals that contracted with the US government to provide vaccines against the swine flu have delivered only a fraction of what was anticipated, leaving thousands to wait in lines for a ...
US Senate panel approves Obama-backed health care plan
By Kate Randall, October 14, 2009
The US Senate Finance Committee voted Tuesday to approve health care legislation that, if implemented, will slash health care benefits for millions of Americans.
US Senate panel votes down “public option” for health care
By Kate Randall, October 1, 2009
The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday voted down two amendments that would have provided a “public option” in an overhaul of the health care system.
Council of Economic Advisers analysis
Obama health care overhaul based on cost-cutting and deficit reduction
By Kate Randall, August 26, 2009
Obama has consistently stressed that his primary concern in restructuring the US health system is to trim costs—not provide quality, universal health care for all.
Interviews at Los Angeles health care clinic
August 18, 2009
The World Socialist Web Site spoke to workers seeking free health care at a clinic in Los Angeles, California.
White House drops public health care option
By Kate Randall, August 18, 2009
The Obama administration has indicated that it will not insist on a “public option” as part of its overhaul of the US health care system.
Thousands attend free health clinic in Los Angeles
By Dan Conway, August 18, 2009
World Socialist Web Site reporters recently spoke with attendees at a free health care clinic in the Los Angeles area, the largest event of its kind ever held in the United States.
The Massachusetts model
The New York Times and Obama’s health care counterrevolution
By Kate Randall, August 14, 2009
The New York Times has again come to the defense of Obama’s health care proposals with an editorial praising the Massachusetts health care system.
What is behind the opposition to the Obama healthcare plan?
By Patrick Martin, August 12, 2009
President Obama’s proposed restructuring of the US healthcare system has come under ferocious attack over the past week. Right-wing activists, in many cases organized by groups affiliated with the R...
