The Perils Of Problematic Prescribing: A Double Dose Of Warnings
(Photo/Eric Hunsaker via Flikr) Twice this week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has pointed to the harm caused by aberrant and inappropriate prescribing by physicians. First, the CDC...
View ArticleProPublica: When U.S. Companies Help the NSA
Reports: A year and a half into the release of classified documents by Edward Snowden, the existence of far-reaching National Security Agency surveillance is common if controversial knowledge. But...
View ArticleStudy: Docs Who Get Company Cash Prescribe More Brand-Name Meds
(Photo/Eric Hunsaker via Flikr) Doctors have long disputed that the payments they receive from pharmaceutical companies have any relationship to how they prescribe drugs. There’s been little evidence...
View ArticleNonprofit Hospital Stops Suing So Many Poor Patients: Will Others Follow?
The way lenders and collectors pursue consumer debt has undergone an aggressive transformation in America. Collectors today don’t give up easy, often pursuing debts for years. For many people, these...
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