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By: Dan D’Ambrosio; Burlington Free Press The diabetes drug Ozempic and the weight-loss drug Wegovy could bankrupt America’s health care system, according to a report released by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, on Wednesday. The report from the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, which Sanders chairs, finds: If half of the adults with obesity in America took Wegovy and the other new weight

By: Benjamin Oreskes; Los Angelos Times Sen. Bernie Sanders, who remains popular in California after winning the state’s 2020 Democratic presidential primary, on Wednesday announced he is throwing his support behind two ballot measures related to rent control and restrictions on oil drilling. “Landlords should not be allowed to raise rents to whatever they want, whenever they want. Big Oil

By: Sarah Fortinsky; The Hill Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said President Biden’s warning to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was a “good step forward” in a Wednesday interview, but he hopes to see “even more” from the president going forward. “Well, I think it’s a good step forward. I think we’ve got to do even more,” Sanders told CNN’s Kaitlan

By: Joan E Greve; The Guardian Exclusive: legislation creates a program to cancel all existing patient debt and block creditors from collecting past medical bills Two prominent progressive lawmakers, the Vermont senator Bernie Sanders and California congressman Ro Khanna, revealed on Wednesday a new bill aimed at eliminating medical debt. The bill, introduced with Oregon senator Jeff Merkley and Michigan

By: WCAX News Team; WCAX WASHINGTON (WCAX) – Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is highlighting the need for more BIPOC health care workers. While insurance woes are a large problem, the senator says the shortage of medical professionals is also a concern, especially in communities of color. According to Sanders, despite making up almost 14% of the population, only 5% of

By: Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech; The Hill Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) suggested Thursday the cancellation of all student debt and making public colleges and universities free would help solve the country’s shortage of Black, Latino and Native American health care workers.  “In my view, we need to cancel student debt and make all public colleges and universities tuition free, so that all