How Employees & Employers Get Bled by Health Insurance by Wolf Richter • Sep 25, 2019 • 181 Comments Something is seriously wrong with this system.
Federal Disability Policy Poses Insidious Problems for Disabled People Who Want to Generate Income by Michael Gorback, M.D. • Jun 24, 2019 • 56 Comments How to Bring the Disabled Out of the Economic Closet
How Opaque Healthcare Pricing Mechanisms Rip Off Consumers by Michael Gorback, M.D. • Dec 25, 2017 • 66 Comments “I’ve been pounding the table about location-based pricing for years. Now we have hard data.”
Pharma Shares Melt Down, But Consumers Might See Relief by Wolf Richter • Aug 5, 2017 • 59 Comments Bloodbath among generics after government cracks down on price fixing.
Commercial Real-Estate Bubble “Can Breathe Easier” after Health Bill Collapsed in Congress by Wolf Richter • Mar 28, 2017 • 59 Comments Turns out, to keep from deflating, property bubble needs Obamacare.
Health-Care Industry Debt Turns into “Systemic Recession Risk” by Wolf Richter • Mar 27, 2017 • 102 Comments Debt binge hits limit, with big impact on overall economy. Chilling charts.
After Years of Price Gouging, Mylan’s EpiPen Gets Crushed by Wolf Richter • Mar 7, 2017 • 35 Comments Under onslaught of new competition, monopoly status collapses.
Judge Reveals Shady Side of Crushed Aetna-Humana Merger, Banks to Lick their Wounds, Aetna to Get Pummeled by Wolf Richter • Jan 24, 2017 • 29 Comments Why these mega-mergers? Fees, egos, and pricing power.
Why No One Will Even Try to Tame the US Healthcare Monster by Wolf Richter • Dec 4, 2016 • 155 Comments Though it cannibalizes the rest of the economy.
Profits over People: How Big Pharma’s Money Affects Our Health and Wallets by Wolf Richter • Nov 25, 2016 • 56 Comments Big Pharma made $3.49 billion in disclosed payments to doctors, teaching hospitals, and others. Americans pay the price.