Obama is right. We need to extend basic protections to home care workers.read more

The bill increases already lengthy pre-abortion counseling requirements and increases legal liability for physicians who provide abortions.read more

The psychological and physical health of teenage girls counts for nothing in the political calculus of the Obama team.read more

While national politicians argue about cuts to Social Security and Medicare down the road, cash-strapped state governments are cutting vital services for elderly Americans today. Those suffering most are often those with the least.read more

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act promised to deliver more health care to more people, but that promise will be empty if there aren’t enough doctors available and willing to deliver on it for the millions of newly insured Americans.read more

She’s been very fortunate to be getting high-quality, extensive rehabilitation and support. Many Americans with brain injuries and other disabilities who need a similar level of assistance are simply out of luck.read more

Ruth Conniff talks to two women who needed abortions.read more

This month is Mental Health Month, and there is one place where mental disorders are shamefully going untreated: in our prisons.read more

The state legislature passed a bill for universal health care for all, including the undocumented.read more

May 6-12 is National Nurses Week. Don’t believe the hype that the nursing shortage is over.read more

Repeal of the health care reform law would be a huge setback for Latino communities — and our country, in general. It’s time for Republicans to quit fooling around and let health care reform work.read more

HMOs can be detrimental to your health. Mine was.read more

Rather than coercing everyone into the private insurance market, Obama should have proposed universal, comprehensive, and affordable health care.read more