Prospect Medical Holdings is the latest sordid tale of legalized hospital embezzlement killing patients and communities. But the judge assigned to its bankruptcy raises eyebrows in a good way.
Maureen Tkacik
Maureen Tkacik is investigations editor at the Prospect and a senior fellow at the American Economic Liberties Project.
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Plutocracy Kills
From the Boeing door plug blowout to the assassination of Brian Thompson to the never-ending oligarch-fueled genocide of Gaza, 2024 was not a year of moral ambiguity or nuance.
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The Final Boss of Our Medical Misery
Some health care problems, like Luigi Mangione’s excruciating back pain, are complex and mysterious. But the ultimate villain is pretty straightforward.
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The Ambulance Chasers of Totaled Hospitals
Insight Health is the pride of Flint, Michigan, and it’s coming for a failing hospital near you.
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Manhattan Medicare Murder Mystery
Only about 50 million customers of America’s reigning medical monopoly might have a motive to exact revenge upon the UnitedHealthcare CEO.
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The Rape Gang
Trump’s team of rival predators is the cartoon-villain personification of Biden’s backing of dehumanization in Gaza
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Kamala Fell to the Same Cabal That Destroyed University Presidents
The billionaire class used the Gaza siege to purge leftists, and even left populism. Caught up in the wake were the cautious elites.
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The Populist and the Porsche Salesman
Democrats thought beating Bernie Moreno would be a cakewalk. After $500 million worth of crypto-fueled queer-baiting, Ohio may be too brainwashed to save.
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Are Democrats Even a Little Serious About Stopping Private Equity?
A notorious health care looter claims a Senate investigation into his private equity–enabled hospital collapse is a superficial show trial. Did Gavin Newsom just prove him right?
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A Toxic Explosion in Private Equity Payouts
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