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- Institutional Betrayal: HHS’s Failure to Decarbonize the Healthcare Industry (Part 1)
by matthew holt on September 9, 2026 at 4:40 amBy DAVID INTROCASO The Problem From an anthropocentric perspective, the climate crisis is fundamentally a threat to human health and survival. The US healthcare industry significantly contributes to this threat. US healthcare’sContinue reading...
- When “Paying Correctly” Means Paying Nothing: How to Make Medicare Advantage Accountable
by matthew holt on September 7, 2026 at 1:10 pmBy FRANK LEAHY This is the second of two pieces. The first told the story of “Rick,” a 77-year-old Humana Medicare Advantage member who nearly lost his sight in a months-long runaroundContinue reading...
- The Pandemic Risk of “What I’ve Never Seen Before”
by matthew holt on September 2, 2026 at 6:09 amBy MIKE MAGEE The world of medical science largely closed ranks last month in defense of Tony Fauci. Dr. Fauci had been hauled before the Senate Homeland Security Committee to face hostileContinue reading...
- “We’re Sorry, That’s the Policy”: How a Medicare Advantage Runaround Nearly Cost a Senior His Sightby matthew holt on September 1, 2026 at 8:40 am
By FRANK LEAHY On a gray February morning, I sat in my office in Inverness, in rural northern California, with the phone pressed to my ear, jotting down notes and Humana referenceContinue reading...
- Big Bucks, No Whammies: Patient Access Was Never the Finish Line
by matthew holt on August 31, 2026 at 6:55 amBy STEPHEN FARBER If you grew up in the 1980s, you probably remember Press Your Luck. Contestants stood in front of a flashing game board chanting, “Big bucks… no Whammies… STOP!” hopingContinue reading...
- Hospital Price Transparency Legislation Will Burden Poor and Rural Patientsby matthew holt on August 21, 2026 at 4:02 am
By DAVID INTROCASO Last month the House Energy and Commerce and the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) committees passed three hospital price transparency (price T) bills by a combined voteContinue reading...
- Prior Authorization
by matthew holt on August 20, 2026 at 5:09 amBy EMANUEL SARKEES Most people have never heard of prior authorization until it personally stops them from getting care they actually need. The way it usually goes is pretty straightforward: a doctorContinue reading...
- Universal Coverage Might Be Nice, but an AI Tax Is Necessary
by matthew holt on August 18, 2026 at 3:26 pmBy KIM BELLARD I was amused – oh, I should be polite and say “interested” — to see a new study, led by researchers from Yale School of Public Medicine, about theContinue reading...
- Pre-Surgical Complications (Part 6) — The Decision
by matthew holt on August 17, 2026 at 7:08 amBy MATTHEW HOLT Strap in for the tale of why your hero is spending most of his life down YouTube rabbit holes of cardiology videos while blundering his way around many manyContinue reading...
- Pre-Surgical Complications (Part 5)by matthew holt on August 14, 2026 at 6:37 am
By MATTHEW HOLT Strap in for the tale of why your hero is spending most of his life down YouTube rabbit holes of cardiology videos while blundering his way around many manyContinue reading...