Category Archives: Health care

Elizabeth Warren Finally Puts a Health Care Page on Her Campaign Site, Fails to Allay Doubts

A close reading of Elizabeth Warren’s new health care “plan.”

Air Ambulances Woo Rural Consumers With Memberships That May Leave Them Hanging

A patient could believe his or her emergency air transport was taken care of, only to face a rude awakening when the bill came.

States Pass Record Number Of Laws To Reel In Drug Prices

States go to war against drug price gouging.

Private Equity and Surprise Medical Billing

Private equity has glommed onto the healthcare sector, and drives the “surprise” medical billing. phenomenon.

Judge Issues $572 Million Verdict Against J & J in Oklahoma Opioids Trial: Settlements to Follow?

Judge issues $572 million verdict in J&J opioids trial. Some settlements of multiple pending lawsuits will likely follow.

Hedge Fund Chatham Sends Nastygram Over NY Post Removal of “Parked Transaction” in Piece on Questionable Deals Involving American Media, Owner of National Enquirer. CalPERS Too.

Hedge fund Chatham is might upset about a phrase we picked up from a New York Post article on Chatham funds’ investment, including a CalPERS fund, in the parent of the notorious National Enquirer.

A Brush With A Notorious Cat, My Rabies Education And The Big Bill That Followed

A rabies ripoff.

Even Larry Summers Denounces World Bank’s “PEF” Ebola Bonds That Enriched Investors at Expense of the Sick in the Congo

The World Bank wants to double down on financial gimmickry rather than develop the public health infrastructure to combat pandemics.

Class-Action Lawsuit Seeks To Let Medicare Patients Appeal Gap in Nursing Home Coverage

A Medicare lawsuit winding its way through the courts should take some of the wind out of the sails of the idea of Medicare in its current form as a good way to implement single payer.

How New York City Has Worked to Protect People from the Deadliest Disaster: Heat

New York City has set out to protect people — and the planet — from heat.

U.S. Healthcare Industry Could Be Decimated by China Trade War

One way China could mess with the US.