Wendy Dean, who co-authored a new book about moral injury in American medicine, says working in today’s health care system is ‘not the agreement that we thought we were making.’
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Patient Zero
Tom Scully is as responsible as anyone for the way health care in America works today.
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A Sick System
The business of health care in America is deeply out of whack.
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My Life in Corporate Medicine
Meet a millennial family physician who is also a one-woman antidote to private equity and the forces that have destroyed compassionate treatment for patients.
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Shock Treatment in the Emergency Room
The Lehman-like collapse of a(nother) private equity–owned ER operator has physicians calling louder than ever for a strike.
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Gunning for More VA Privatization
Veterans just dodged a GOP bullet to their health system, but now they face bipartisan fire once again.
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Federal Agencies Investigating Medical Payment Products
The initiative is the Biden administration’s latest move in the fight against junk fees.
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Pharma Giants Block Access to Vaccine Doses for Research
Pfizer and Moderna are preventing scientists from using their current vaccines for research. The U.S. should act now to restore competition.
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Minnesota Stands Out in Midwest on Abortion
After ‘Dobbs,’ state lawmakers moved decisively to liberalize reproductive rights laws.
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The Post-Ozempic Gold Rush
So much energy is going into developing effective weight loss pills, while hundreds of lifesaving medications remain in shortage.
