Category Archives: Health care

Bottled Water, Brought to You by Fracking?

A new reason not to like bottled water.

A Battered Doctor, A Slain Patient And A Family’s Quest For Answers

A case study in how a patient was a threat to a doctor….and how the reverse has too often become true.

How Cuba Became a Biopharma Juggernaut

Cuba’s entirely state-owned biopharmaceutical industry has been remarkably successful, and can serve as a model for other nations.

So Bad the DoJ Woke Up: Saline Bag Makers Look to Have Endangered Patients Via Illegal “Tying” and Price Gouging

Saline bags are a new example of medical industrial complex rent extraction that also put patients at risk.

New JAMA Study Shows that Electronic Health Records Do Not Reduce Administrative Costs

New study on the EHR debacle shows that our multiple payer system creates the complexity that prevents cost-saving and makes EHRs so hard to implement

Andy Slavitt’s United States of Care: A Second “Undertaking” (and What We Can Expect From It)

@USofCare, accounting control fraud, financial predation, conflict of interest, and abuse of workers.

Andy Slavitt’s United States of Care: A Second “Undertaking” (and It’s Bipartisan!)

A close reading of the marketing collateral provided by United States of Care, and two interviews with Andy Slavitt

An Aetna “Fake Accounts” Level Scandal? Medical Director Admits He Never Reviewed Medical Records Before Denying Care

An Aetna medical director said he didn’t review any cases, a bombshell admission even for one doctor, and damning if a normal practice.

Buffett, Bezos, and Dimon Launch “An Undertaking of Great Advantage” to “Innovate” in Health Care

Decoding the press release on the new health care venture from Berkshire Hathway, Amazon, and JP Morgan.

Weight Gains from Trade in Foods: Evidence from Mexico

The majority of obese adults are now found in developing countries.

Patient Dumping: A “New” Cost Savings Strategy for Hospitals

Some hospitals have put indigent patients out on the street, clad only in hospital gowns, something that was previously unthinkable.

Highly Experienced Physicians Leaving Medicine Due to Electronic Medical Records

More on the destructive impact of electronic medical records.

Big Pharma Greets Hundreds Of Ex-Federal Workers At The ‘Revolving Door’

An update on one of the biggest users of DC revolving doors: health care industry executives.

A Day in the Life of an NHS Nurse – How Our Government Is Failing Both Patients and Nurses

Nurses are leaving the NHS, and that’s no accident.