He has typically allied with Big Pharma, pointing fingers at pharmacy benefit managers. But a bipartisan agreement could do away with that gambit.
Health and Social Policy
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Grassroots Abortion Funds to Receive Debt Relief
Since the fall of ‘Roe,’ abortion debt has become a major phenomenon in the country. The Debt Collective is trying to do something about it.
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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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Missouri Lawmakers: Show Me a New Abortion Ban
The legislature could spend early 2025 debating how to upend the constitutional amendment on reproductive rights that voters just passed.
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Abortion Dislocations
Seven states passed constitutional amendments protecting abortion this year, but the backlash from anti-abortion forces has only just begun.
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Dr. Oz and the Stealth Destruction of Medicare
The TV doctor’s scams and fake cures are the least of what makes him so dangerous as Trump’s appointee to head Medicare and Medicaid.
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The Empty Hope for RFK Jr.
Taking on Big Pharma and Big Ag isn’t a one-man job.
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The Contracting Gold Mine That Hurts Veterans
Exams to determine whether veterans qualify for certain benefits have been almost entirely privatized, and the companies conducting the exams have long been cited for poor quality.
