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More and More Medicare Money is Flowing to Private Equity

More and More Medicare Money is Flowing to Private Equity

Recent academic studies have found that private equity investment is rushing in to for-profit healthcare companies, but patients may not benefit.
David Moore Oct 7, 2021
U.S. Has Worst Health Care Despite Spending the Most On It

U.S. Has Worst Health Care Despite Spending the Most On It

Half of lower-income Americans face cost barriers to getting health care, according to a new report from the Commonwealth Fund.
David Moore Aug 5, 2021
DNA Testing Companies Increase Lobbying as Privacy Concerns Mount

DNA Testing Companies Increase Lobbying as Privacy Concerns Mount

The increase in lobbying comes months after the arrest of the suspected Golden State Killer by using familial DNA data from a genealogy research site.
Josefa Velasquez Aug 28, 2018

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