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Getting people the drugs they need
A proposed plan to provide universal treatment for hepatitis C, the nation's #1 killer among bloodborne pathogens, could become a model for reversing…
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Merrill Goozner
The significance of small news organizations
The Washington Monthly, where I've found a home for some of my articles in recent years, spawned several generations of progressive journalists. You can…
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The history of AIDS drugs and reasonable pricing
The Biden administration is moving to correct a three-decade-old policy that has cost taxpayers and patients billions of dollars through exorbitant drug…
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Stinting on care, paying less
Medicare Advantage insurers pay less than traditional Medicare. More providers are crying, "No mas."
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More ways than one to eliminate waste in health care
Reformers should target waste in providers' and insurers' billing, collecting and prior authorization practices
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Choosing unwisely
In 2010, health care experts and the government declared war on waste. Guess what? Waste won.
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October 2023
Free speech for me, but not for thee
A major court case now before the Supreme Court would sharply limit the government's ability to ask social media for help in curbing disinformation.
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Merrill Goozner
Assessing blame for an American catastrophe
In "The Big Fail" two journalists offer a wide-ranging critique of the U.S. response to COVID-19. But their condemnation of the nation's beleaguered…
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The never-ending scandal of America's nursing homes
Overworked and underpaid staff; inadequate reimbursement; private equity predation. The Biden administration's proposed staffing and transparency rules…
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A Middle East reader
Where a Jewish humanist found light in these dark times
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Hospitals invest in private equity, too
Mounting anger over private equity investment in health care has largely ignored the financial support given by hospital system financial officers and…
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What's AHEAD?
Medicare is encouraging states to move toward global budgeting. Alas, all-payer pricing didn't make the cut.
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