The program rips off both the taxpayer and its own enrollees.
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DeSantis and Disney: A Plague on Both Their Houses
Today on TAP: It’s unconscionable and probably unconstitutional to punish the Walt Disney Company for opposing Florida’s anti-LGBTQ legislation. But Disney’s private-government deal is its own scandal.
Posted inBooks
The Privatization Myth
A deeply reported history of the past four decades of handing public services over to private companies provides a stunning account of how not to govern.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Progressives Want to Ban Trading of California Water Futures
A new bill would prevent traders, farmers, and industrial users of water from betting on price swings.
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Invisible Privatization
Today on TAP: Medicare, the crown jewel of American health care, is being stealthily devoured by health insurance companies.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Biden’s VA Secretary Proposes Shutting Down Dozens of Facilities
It’s both bad politics and bad policy.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Putin’s Invasion and the Privatization of Political Power
Rather than pressuring oligarchs to get Russia to stand down, we must look at the system that props up oligarchical power.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Rollups: Private Equity Eyes Youth Treatment Centers as a Takeover Target
A new report highlights increased private equity investment in troubled teen, foster care, and other behavioral services, alongside disturbing reports of abuse and neglect.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Re-Engineering Our Supply Chains
It’s time for a coherent national logistics system, regulating and coordinating what has been privatized.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Biden’s Big Chance to Lower Drug Prices
A decision on whether to open a costly cancer drug to generic competition will be made shortly. It doesn’t require congressional approval.
