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While private equity profits, a hospital slowly dies
What happened after a private equity firm bought a 'safety net' hospital system near Philadelphia? Endless cuts in service, layoffs, and now a threatened closure
Merrill Goozner
Mar 25
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In the wake of the news
Quick takes on: Non-profit insulin; why CBO's estimates of future health care costs were so far off the mark; and COVID vaccine price collusion.
Merrill Goozner
Mar 21
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Structural racism in action
First, a well-heeled Georgia hospital system closed its safety net hospital in Atlanta. Then it expanded in Augusta, home of the Masters.
Judith Garber
10 hr ago
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A better way to curb Medicare Advantage upcoding
CMS' proposed solution imposes collective punishment when 20% of plans are responsible for the worst abuses
Merrill Goozner
Mar 17
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How an AMA secret society sets physician prices
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Medicare's Disadvantage
Merrill Goozner
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A better way to curb Medicare Advantage upcoding
Merrill Goozner
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How Wall Street, venture capital drive high drug prices
Merrill Goozner
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A 60 Minutes dud
Merrill Goozner
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Divorce healthcare style
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Et tu hospitals?
Why don’t antipoverty programs work? “The unrelenting exploitation of the poor in labor, housing and financial markets,” according to a forthcoming book…
Mar 13
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The GOP's budget blarney
Even with President Biden's proposed tax and spending increases, U.S. will rank among the least taxed countries in the advanced industrial world with…
Mar 9
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Why not a non-profit Covid vaccine alternative?
With big price hikes looming for the next round of Covid vaccines, the government should take a closer look at a vaccine invented in America that's…
Mar 7
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Insulin update: Price cuts ... for now
With non-profits lining up to provide low-cost generics, Eli Lilly may have stolen a page from the John D. Rockefeller playbook
Mar 4
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The COVID-19 vaccine profit windfall
The two start-up companies that produce the shots -- each of which received substantial government aid during their development -- are planning big…
Mar 2
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An agenda for ending food insecurity
Guidelines and voluntary efforts won't get the job done. It's time for regulatory action to improve the nation's food supply.
Feb 21
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Poor diet = poor health
A new CDC report finds kids are suffering from poor nutrition, yet the government does little to end this hidden pandemic. Why?
Feb 20
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America's nursing home crisis
Only a universal, long-term care benefit can put an end to poor quality, low pay and inadequate staffing
Feb 14
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