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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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Merrill Goozner
New front in battle against environmental racism
Chicago signs precedent-setting consent decree requiring review of polluters' land use
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Merrill Goozner
'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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Merrill Goozner
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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Merrill Goozner
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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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Merrill Goozner
April 2023
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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Merrill Goozner
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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Merrill Goozner
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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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Merrill Goozner
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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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Merrill Goozner
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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Merrill Goozner
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March 2023
Cuts to Medicare Advantage? Not enough, two new studies say
The battle over the size of the increase private plans will get next year now in its final days
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Merrill Goozner
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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.
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Judith Garber
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