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  • Healthcare Costs

    As large hospital systems gobble up doctor practices, the costs of healthcare increase. Page...

    • Posted June 30, 2019
  • New Treatments

    Some hospitals and clinics are offering stem cell treatments that are unproven and dangerous....

    • Posted May 30, 2019
  • Who Really Writes Those Laws?

    We elected legislators to write laws. They’re letting corporations do it instead. Page 12,...

    • Posted May 30, 2019
  • Questionable Medical Devices

    There are more problems with cardiac stents and other devices than the public knows...

    • Posted May 2, 2019
  • Patients Can’t Get Medical Records

    Important parts of some electronic medical records are kept secret from patients. See page...

    • Posted May 2, 2019
  • Cheaper Drugs from Canada

    Many employers and local governments have been buying drugs from Canada for years, though it’s...

    • Posted March 29, 2019
  • Big Changes at the IRS

    Cuts in the Internal Revenue Service’s budget have left it understaffed. That’s good news...

    • Posted March 29, 2019
  • How Safe Are Our Medicines?

    FDA documents show that many contaminated and poorly manufactured drugs reach consumers. Page 9...

    • Posted March 1, 2019
  • Cost of New Drugs

    Who pays for the development of new drugs? Taxpayers pay the most, not drug...

    • Posted March 1, 2019
  • Medicare Insurance

    Researchers say Medicare Advantage plans have overbilled the government by billions of dollars to...

    • Posted February 1, 2019