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US health care system ‘consistently fails’ women of reproductive age

The U.S. health care system “consistently fails” to meet the basic needs of reproductive-age women, which may partly explain why women are more than three times as likely to die during pregnancy or shortly after childbirth in the U.S. compared to other high-income countries, according to new research from the…

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Apr 5, 2022

American women more likely to die from preventable causes

They score worse on just about every major health metric than those in other wealthy countries.

Axios · Apr 5, 2022

Michael Hiltzik: Obamacare has been an economic boon, but some red states still don't get the message

Every anniversary of Obamacare's enactment is an occasion to take stock of the landmark legislation's positive impact on Americans.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 26, 2022