FDA Commissioner Nominee Dr. Marty Makary is author of “Blind Spots: When Medicine Gets it Wrong and What it Means for our Health.” He discusses what’s going on with health care, bird flu, and the public distrust that’s been cultivated […]
Americans have never spent more on health care. At the same time, we are growing sicker and dying sooner, according to experts. While the average patient may not seem to be benefiting from all the money flooding in into the
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Almost everyone says the medical system is worse than it was a few years ago. That’s according to the latest unscientific poll of 1,455 people at SharylAttkisson.com. Ninety-five percent (95%) say the medical system is “worse” or “much worse” than
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The following is an excerpt from The Associated Press (AP). A new AP-NORC poll shows fewer than half of U.S. adults say health care in general or for older adults is handled well in the country, including only about 1
We’ve seen many reports of hospitals packed with Covid-19 patients. But the same pandemic that’s overcrowded city hospitals has had the opposite impact on medical facilities in the countryside. Joce Sterman reports it’s putting many of them on the brink
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Today, an amazing story about how one state’s insurance group is paying patients to leave the country to find better deals on prescription drugs. Full measure’s Scott Thuman talks with the head of Utah’s public employee health plan to see
They said it couldn’t be done. The health plan for state employees in Montana was failing. It had to be saved. Marilyn Bartlett was hired to fix it and she managed to do in one year what our entire federal
How she solved a health care crisis in one state. Read More »
