Another in a series of hearings with pharma CEOs takes place today.
Health and Social Policy
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Casualties of a Failed Health Care System
Why even an elite Boston hospital can feel like a makeshift infirmary in a war zone
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Massachusetts Wakes Up to a Hospital Nightmare
Erstwhile Boston media darling Steward Health Care has been strip-mining hospitals for a decade now. The power elite may finally be paying attention.
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Arkansas Gears Up for Difficult Abortion Amendment Campaign
Abortion rights supporters have their work cut out for them after the state attorney general certifies a constitutional amendment.
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Florida Abortion Rights Supporters Mean What They Say
A proposed constitutional amendment pending before the state supreme court puts direct democracy in the dock again.
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How Progressives Went to Pot
In libertarian America, causes like legalizing weed are the easy part. Reforms to constrain capitalism or enlarge social solidarity are far harder—and far more essential.
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The Great Medicare Advantage Marketing Scam
How for-profit health insurers convince seniors to enroll in private Medicare plans
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Public Pharma’s Biggest Barrier
California is about to start developing and manufacturing insulin. But is the state too tied up with nonprofit Civica Rx, rather than building its own capacity?
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Food Businesses Step Up to Curb Food Waste
Restaurants, bakeries, and other food purveyors move to cut down on throwing out perfectly good eats.
