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Hospitals and social investing
Health care leaders say they are willing to invest more in improving the social conditions that cause ill-health. New rules would help them follow…
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New front in battle against environmental racism
Chicago signs precedent-setting consent decree requiring review of polluters' land use
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'Housing Is Health Care'
The U.S. spends less on social services than other advanced countries -- and pays the price in higher health care spending
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How an AMA secret society sets physician prices
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A better way to curb Medicare Advantage upcoding
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Medicare's Disadvantage
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How Wall Street, venture capital drive high drug prices
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A 60 Minutes dud
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How journalists see Medicare Advantage
You can watch my presentation at the recently concluded Medicare Advantage summit, followed by a panel discussion
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Medicaid in GOP's crosshairs
Re-enrollment, work requirements threaten COVID-era expansion. Rules just proposed by CMS will help bolster the program.
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Live poor, die young
Another study -- one that takes government transfers into account -- confirms living in poverty is associated with ill-health and early mortality
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A Medicaid innovation every state should adopt
California program housing some homeless and providing other social services. Critics say it's not enough to solve the problems, but it might save on…
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Subsidized farmers for more hunger
A rightwing think tank helped the Grassley family take the lead in cutting the food stamp program
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The hypocrisy of Big Pharma on mifepristone
Challenging a Texas court ruling vacating the FDA's authority was the right thing to do, but the industry has no problem ignoring science or skirting…
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Chicago's new mayor
The fiscal realities facing the nation's third largest city will require innovative solutions to solve its serious social ills.
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