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A viral complaint about a doctor’s professional fees has sparked an online debate that seems to pit doctors against patients.

The United States not only spends twice as much on healthcare as European nations, but our system produces inferior results.

Counterpoint: According to the Commonwealth Health Fund, in the U.S., infant mortality is higher and the life span is shorter than among all comparable economies that provide universal health care.

If we had a Medicare-for-all system, everyone would be in the same risk-pool, bringing down costs for patients.

Universal health care (UHC) is a broad term that describes the provision of quality health services to every citizen while protecting them from the financial consequences that the use of expensive ...

Universal health care has been debated for decades in the United States, most recently during the 2020 Democratic presidential primary during the campaign of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders.

Kenya plans to integrate mental health services into all hospitals and clinics through a new county-led model, launched ...

Though a universal health care is desired by many, it remains a touchy subject. Typically, talk of universal plans stirs images of socialized medicine like that found in England.

The political appeal of a single-payer, universal health-care system is perhaps best outlined by Jessi Bohon, a high-school teacher who attended a raucous and often angry town hall with Republican ...