COVID-19: Tackling a dual economic and health crisis
COVID-19: Tackling a dual economic and health crisis https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/covid-19-tackling-dual-economic-health-crisis-rod-dubitsky
Coke, crisps, convenience: how ads created a global junk food generation | Global health | The Guardian
https://amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/dec/26/coke-crisps-convenience-how-ads-created-a-global-junk-food-generation
PE sponsored aggressive healthcare debt lawsuits
https://www.propublica.org/article/this-doctors-group-is-owned-by-a-private-equity-firm-and-repeatedly-sued-the-poor-until-we-called-them
84% of care home beds in England owned by private firms
84% of care home beds in England owned by private firms https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/sep/19/84-of-care-home-beds-in-england-owned-by-private-firms?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_WordPress
How to read a medical bill or explanation of benefits – CBS News
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-to-read-a-medical-bill-or-explanation-of-benefits-clear-health-costs/
NYTimes: Obamacare at Stake as Appeals Court Hears Case Backed by Trump
Obamacare at Stake as Appeals Court Hears Case Backed by Trump https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/09/health/obamacare-appeals-court.html
French medics warn health service is on brink of collapse
French medics warn health service is on brink of collapse On the challenges of maintaining quality, universal health insurance. Even for a country that’s touted as having one of the best healthcare systems in the world, budget and staffing challenges abound. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/11/french-medics-health-service-collapse-doctors-nurses-protest-outside-french-health-ministry-strikes?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_WordPress
Austerity to blame for 130,000 ‘preventable’ UK deaths – report
Austerity to blame for 130,000 ‘preventable’ UK deaths – report More evidence of disastrous right wing Tory austerity policies. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jun/01/perfect-storm-austerity-behind-130000-deaths-uk-ippr-report?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_WordPress
NYTimes: A Secret to Better Health Care
A Secret to Better Health Care Important focus on the nexus of healthcare and social spending more generally. Bottom line is that improving social spending could reduce overall healthcare costs. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/27/opinion/health-care-social-services.html
NYTimes: Americans Need Generic Drugs. But Can They Trust Them?
Americans Need Generic Drugs. But Can They Trust Them? https://nyti.ms/2YrJfAz