The secretary of veterans affairs, once a putative defender of government-provided veterans’ care, is no longer the hero he portrays himself to be.
Health Care
Can Big Medicine Control Big Pharma? (Hint: the Answer Is ‘No’)
Four giant health care systems are joining forces to produce generic drugs at a lower cost to themselves. But, that doesn’t mean the savings will be passed on to consumers.
Why Is the VA Hiding a PR Goldmine?
VA Secretary David Shulkin is suppressing his own book that highlights the agency’s success.
Trump’s Threat to Veterans’ Health Care
It would be a mistake to privatize America’s best-performing health care system.
Why the U.S. Responded Differently to the Opioid and Crack Cocaine Epidemics
Professor Ekow Yankah and I were interviewed on Detroit Today by Stephen Henderson. The subject was why the country took a different approach to the current opioid epidemic than it did to the crack cocaine epidemic. You can listen to the show here. This is a brief summary of my own analysis of why we… Read more »
Nevada to Big Pharma: ‘Show Us Your Books!’
Working Nevadans finally scored a victory against big pharma. Will other states follow suit?
Now Trump Will Take Away Your Contraception
Is this any different than what a President Pence would do?
Not Even Trump Supports The GOP Healthcare Bill
That hasn’t stopped him from putting house Republicans between a rock and a hard place.
The GOP Health Bill Promises “Access” And “Choice.” Don’t Believe It.
Cutting subsidies means “choice” is no choice at all.
Filthy Lucre
What if we made sure that hospital cafeterias operated with 100% cashless transactions?
Special Report
Successes of Philanthropy
