By Dayanara Hernandez, age 15 and IndyKids staff Medicare for All is commonly thought of as being just one proposal, when in fact there are several proposals. Medicare for All is a way for all people to have the same benefits, regardless of their income or private...
By Dayanara Hernandez, age 15 Sean Petty has been a nurse for 13 years and is currently a pediatric emergency room nurse at a public hospital in the Bronx. This interview took place via email in April 2020 during the height of the coronavirus outbreak in New York...
By Amedeo Max Bettauer, age 10 The American humorist Josh Billings once said, “Health is like money, we never have a true idea of its value until we lose it.” Census data from 2017 shows that for 27 million Americans and 615,000 New Yorkers, that concept is hauntingly...
By SARAH CATE WOLFSON, age 12 and INDYKIDS STAFF On Thursday, May 4, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 217-213 to repeal the Affordable Care Act and replace it with a new bill that would reduce coverage for tens of millions of Americans. Supporters of the ACA...
By ERIN THOMPSON In the United States, some people who get sick can go to the doctor without worrying about the bill. Other people are not so lucky. That’s because getting healthcare in the United States depends a lot on whether or not you have health insurance. As...
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