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The demonization of welfare | Con-Current Events

Frank Yang April 22, 2024
Constituents not speaking up for welfare programs that millions of Americans rely on not only allows the government to take actions to remove these programs but also signals that further actions to cut other programs could be taken.
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Medicare for All online event discusses challenges in health care system

Sophie Nye March 25, 2021
BU School of Public Health held an event Monday on Medicare for All with author Abdul El-Sayed.
In a virtual webinar hosted by Boston University’s School of Public Health, the founder and CEO of Day Health Strategies discussed inequities in health care. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Health care expert says US is in ‘embarrassing situation,’ needs better coverage

Kyla Denisevich October 22, 2020
The United States is one of the only developed countries without universal health care, and expert Rosemarie Day has some solutions for that growing issue.
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Minority Report: Hardly settling — Part 2

Lincoln Son Currie October 16, 2020
Former Vice President Joe Biden’s health care plan is a better long-term bet to reach universal health care than Medicare for All. 
Massachusetts is facing a shortage of caregivers for the elderly and disabled due to high turnover rates at nursing homes. COURTESY OF SABINEVANERP VIA PIXABAY

Massachusetts seeing shortage of caretakers for seniors

Angela Yang February 6, 2020
Caretakers for the elderly and those with disabilities are getting paid too little in Massachusetts to keep working.
The Boston City Council’s Iannella Chamber. City Council voted to declare its support for a bill in the State Legislature looking to reform the state’s healthcare system by lowering prices and expanding Medicare to all state residents. JUSTIN HAWK/ DFP FILE

Boston City Council supports state Medicare-for-all healthcare reform

Joel Lau April 10, 2019
The Boston City Council voted on April 3 to declare its support for a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature that seeks to reform the state’s healthcare system. The changes aim to lower healthcare prices and expand coverage by extending Medicare to all Commonwealth residents.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the Democratic candidate to the U.S. House of Representatives for New York’s 14th district, in conversation with Raul Fernandez at the Coolidge Corner Theatre Monday evening. JOSEE MATELA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks at Coolidge Corner ‘Fahrenheit 11/9’ screening

Josee Matela October 4, 2018
Over 440 people crammed into Brookline’s Coolidge Corner Theatre to join Congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (CAS ‘11) for a screening of “Fahrenheit 11/9” Monday.
Gov. Charlie Baker attends a hearing Thursday in support of an opioid bill which would help to mitigate the impacts of opioid addiction in Massachusetts.  PHOTO BY BY NICOLAS TEPPER/DFP FILE PHOTO

Study finds rise in deaths among hospitalized opioid users

Rickie Houston December 8, 2017

New data collected by researchers at Harvard Medical School revealed that patients hospitalized for an opioid-related illness are now about five times more likely to die in the hospital than they were...

STROINSKI: Time to support Medicare for all

STROINSKI: Time to support Medicare for all

Anna Stroinski September 14, 2017

This week, Bernie Sanders came out with a comprehensive bill which puts the United States on a direct course to a single payer health care system. The bill, called “Medicare for all,” is something...

BHATIA: Canadian access to mental health treatment is unfairly demonized

BHATIA: Canadian access to mental health treatment is unfairly demonized

Jahnavi Bhatia April 6, 2017

Canada is a nation that legally recognizes mental illness as a form of illness and requires insurance and healthcare to cover psychiatric care. Even though mental health is not completely destigmatized,...

YANK-JACOBS: Martin O'Malley loses primary, wins health care issue

YANK-JACOBS: Martin O’Malley loses primary, wins health care issue

Kobe Yank-Jacobs February 3, 2016

The Democratic Party’s 2016 presidential candidates have worked hard to stress their policy differences before voting is underway. Earlier this month, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s daughter,...

OP-ED: In response to "Trump is bad, Cruz is terrifying"

OP-ED: In response to “Trump is bad, Cruz is terrifying”

Editors February 2, 2016

Op-eds do not reflect the editorial opinion of The Daily Free Press. They are solely the opinion of the author. Thank you for your thoughtful and well-written essay. I respond with respect. So Ms. Gamades,...

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