2017 was a big year for Jessica Dimmock, both professionally and personally. As co-director of the Netflix docuseries Flint Town, she earned her membership in the Directors Guild of America — and she also became pregnant. She worked up until the day she gave birth […]
Within Hollywood, companies haven’t offered much beyond the basics — typically three free counseling sessions through an Employee Assistance Program. Some have upped the benefit, including Hulu (six free in-person sessions per year), Netflix (eight), NBCUniversal […]
Senator Bernie Sanders doubled down on his argument for establishing a universal, single-payer healthcare system Friday in response to a New York Times report which showed the cost differences of hospital care, outpatient procedures […]
In a welcome development – Congress reached a bipartisan spending deal that funds the government through September 2020 and delivers two significant legislative wins for IATSE members: a full repeal of the 40% health benefits tax […]
“I’ve long thought that the way to go for the US,” writes Bill Boyarsky in TruthDig, “was a system in which everyone would have a Medicare card, show it at a hospital, urgent care facility, pharmacy or doctor’s office and get care without deductibles […]
Union membership in the US has fallen dramatically over the last generation. In 1980, one in five workers were in a union, but today it’s just one in 10. Despite that, data shows being in a union is still very effective in protecting the rights […]
The country’s largest nurses’ union will endorse Senator Bernie Sanders for president this week, a significant boost to his campaign from a major ally in the fight for his signature health care proposal. The union, National Nurses United […]
“Last week I worried that Elizabeth Warren had painted herself into a corner by endorsing the Sanders ‘Medicare for All’ plan,” writes Paul Krugman in The San Francisco Chronicle. “It was becoming obvious that she couldn’t stay vague […]
A tentative settlement was announced on Wednesday in a case against Sutter Health, the sprawling hospital system in Northern California accused of anti-competitive behavior, just as the trial was to begin. The class-action lawsuit, which was brought by the California attorney general, along with employers and unions […]
Critics were not convinced. “This rule will erode the availability of affordable comprehensive coverage in most states’ individual and small-group markets,” said Keysha Brooks-Coley, a vice president of the American Cancer Society. […]
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