Category Archives: Health care

J.P. Morgan Health Conference All About The Deals Amid Uncertainty For Millions

There’s so much money floating around here this week, you can almost see it wafting through the air.

A Remedy for Corruption

From the health care front, positive developments and ideas to serve as a remedy to the usual diet of distressing news.

Thomas Frank: Obama Chose Wall Street Over Main Street

The Democratic Party must acknowledge that the 2008 crash created conditions for much more progressive policies – but Obama did not step up.

How Nutrition “Science” Made the US and Other Countries Fatter

A deep dive into how an unproven nutrition theory, that saturated fats cause heart disease, became gospel, to the public’s detriment.

One-Third of Puerto Rico Won’t Have Christmas Tree Lights Because They Still Don’t Have Power

Lack of power in Puerto Rico, with ripple effects on the water supply, air pollution, and hospitals

From Employer Coverage to Single Payer Health Insurance

A simple proposal for overcoming an obstacle to implementing single-payer insurance.

Churning, Confusion And Disruption — The Dark Side Of the ObamaCare Marketplace

The task of finding new insurance annually undermines the continuity of care for people with ongoing medical needs or chronic conditions. (Not to mention being an insanely stressful pain in the [family blog].)

Will Ketchup Again Count as a Vegetable? USDA Delays School Lunch Rules

USDA delays compliance with some school lunch rules. Other steps needed to reduce food waste and provide healthier options.

Science Suggests We’re Making Fish Homicidal Through Antidepressants We Flush Into the Water

First a lobster with a Pepsi tattoo, now fish made mad by meds in the water.