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How Insurers Hijacked the Doctor-Patient Relationship By Wendy Dean, MD and Matthew Ramsey July 30, 2025   Two decades ago, farming needed a revolution. Agriculture was in a death spiral of soil exhaustion, soaring fertilizer costs, and falling profits despite burgeoning yields. Don Campbell, a rancher in Canada and a leading voice in the resulting […]

How 1 California hospital is rethinking maternity care By Madeline Ashley July 21, 2025   As maternity care closures and OB-GYN shortages increase nationwide, San Jose, Calif.-based Good Samaritan Hospital is embracing a new approach to help tackle these challenges.   The 474-bed hospital, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, has adopted a midwifery-integrated model

Proposed Law Would Mandate Automatic Enrollment Into Medicare Advantage By Diane Omdahl, Contributor. July 8, 2025   “H.R. 3467, To amend title XVIII to reform the Medicare Advantage program,” was introduced on May 15, 2025. This bill would automatically enroll millions of people into a Medicare Advantage plan they didn’t choose and then lock them

Private Equity Wants Your Teeth By Helen Santoro July 22, 2025   As private equity reshapes American health care, the dentistry industry is now leading the charge — and patients are bearing the cost. In the last decade, private equity firms have been quietly taking control of dental care from behind the scenes, largely through

Judge nixes Biden-era rule removing medical debt from credit reports By Rebecca Pifer (Senior Reporter) July 15, 2025  

How will health care change for YOU from the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”? [HEALTH CARE un-covered] How will health care change for YOU from the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”? By Rachel Madley Jul 23, 2025   Recent passage of President Trump’s economic agenda has dominated news coverage. However, in our already complex health

Raids affect healthcare By Libby Rainey July 8, 2025   No-shows at some local hospitals and clinics have increased since immigration agents descended on Los Angeles last month, according to the L.A. County Board of Supervisors.   St. John’s clinics in Los Angeles and the Inland Empire have seen cancellations and appointment absences increase to

NYC Retirees Are Victorious Against Mayor Eric Adams Medicare Advantage Push By Wendell Potter June 23, 2025   Retirees across the country who have been fighting efforts by their employers to move them against their will into private Medicare Advantage plans got a monumental win on Friday.   After a years-long, contentious battle with New

A Class-Based Catastrophe: US suicide rate jumps 37 percent in a quarter-century By Kate Randall July 10, 2025   The United States is in the throes of a profound and escalating public health catastrophe: a suicide rate that has soared to historic highs, claiming nearly 50,000 lives in 2023 alone, the equivalent of the population

US children are much more likely to die than kids in similar countries, study finds By Jen Christensen July 7, 2025   American children’s health has declined profoundly over the past few decades, a new study shows, and the issues are so serious that children in the US are dying at a much higher rate