Trump Vows (Again) To Lower Drug Prices But Skeptics Doubt Much Will Change
Why Trump’s drug price plan is unlikely to accomplish much.
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20% of Inmates in California Jails on Psychotropic Medications
Why are inmates in California jails being medicated at much higher rates than in the past?
Read more...The Failure of the CMS “Innovation” Center and the Future of Neoliberalism
Of the 37 programs funded by the CMS Innovation Center over the last decade, only two have been found worth of expansion.
Read more...US Opioid Prescriptions Fall at Record Rate
Some good news on the opioid front is not good enough.
Read more...Through the Revolving Door, with a Few Stumbles – Health Care Corporate Executives and Consultants Continue to Become Leaders of Trump’s Department of Health and Human Services
As hard as it may be to believe, health care industry corruption is increasing, as measured by revolving door appointments.
Read more...A Tale Of Two CT Scanners — One Richer, One Poorer
Hospital consolidation and high deductibles combine to drive up prices.
Read more...Barbara Ehrenreich Versus Preventive Care, American Style
Why preventive medicine is not all it is cracked up to be.
Read more...The True, Accurate, and Only Answer to “How *Exactly* Will We Pay for Medicare for All?”
Taking on the biggest, bogus excuse for not adopting Medicare for All.
Read more...The American Healthcare System Shows Why We Can’t Trust Free Market Spin Doctors
More and more pundits are willing to acknowledge the failure of the US healthcare system and recommend single payer as a solution.
Read more...Opioid Lawsuits: DoJ Seeks to Participate in Settlement Talks
Federal District Judge Dan Polster pushes parties to the litigation and others concerned to craft a comprehensive settlement to the opioid crisis; attorney general Jeff Sessions’ DoJ seems more interested in fence sitting that rolling up its sleeves.
Read more...Worksheet for the 2018 Midterms (More Democrat Biographies and #MedicareForAll Support)
Democrat support for #MedicareForAll considered by party faction and occupation.
Read more...How Many Opioid Overdoses Are Suicides?
Time to look harder at the reasons for rising opioid deaths.
Read more...Bill Of The Month: For Toenail Fungus, A $1,500 Prescription
Not only was the bill for a toenail fungus topical cream shockingly high, but the pharmacy dispensing it was able to tap directly into the patient’s health reimbursement account.
Read more...Jay Clayton’s SEC Lets Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Get Away With Brazen Fraud
The SEC did Elizabeth Holmes a monster favor with its pathetic settlement over her “massive” Theranos fraud.
Read more...Bottled Water, Brought to You by Fracking?
A new reason not to like bottled water.
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