On Tuesday, September 25, Healthcare is a Human Right Maryland hosted a special screening of the PBS documentary Power to Heal, which tells the story of how civil rights activists...

This May Day, here is a brief note about how the division of healthcare benefits according to standards of productive and non-productive work exacerbates certain types of discrimination. This discrimination even...

The news is in! After very little publicity during the negotiation of these bills, Maryland governor Larry Hogan and Maryland Democrats are celebrating their collaboration to "stabilize" the individual market...

Researchers and advocates for Black women’s maternal health have been sounding alarm bells for years. Their message reached critical mass at the start of 2018, when two back-to-back events propelled...

Tickets are selling fast for the Maryland PNHP Annual Dinner - register now! We invite you to join us for the annual dinner for the Maryland chapter of Physicians for...

The West Virginia Teacher's Strike inspired a number of articles from single payer advocates inside and outside the state. Writing for Jacobin, Cathy Kunkel said: "The underfunding of public employee health insurance...

A new twitter campaign led by The Coalition for Medicare Choices promises to mobilize two million seniors to “preserve and strengthen” Medicare Advantage. But who is the Coalition for Medicare...

HCHR-MD will continue to review the many healthcare bills through the session. For now, we have taken positions on 3 bills: 1. HEALTHY MARYLAND ACT (HB1516/SB1002)  Introduced by Senator Paul...

Shifting the blame away from greedy companies and our for-profit healthcare system onto young people living in economic insecurity isn’t going to win equitable healthcare for everyone. This week, it...

KARINA MY FRIEND OR LOVED ONE'S NAME IS My grandmother THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED TO MY LOVED ONE Depending on the time of the year, her insurance will only pay...