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  Why Doctors and Pharmacists Are in Revolt

  The New York Times - Noam Scheiber

  Dr. John Wust does not come off as a labor agitator. A longtime obstetrician-gynecologist from Louisiana with a penchant for bow ties, Dr. Wust spent the first 15 years of his career as a partner in a small business — that is, running his own practice with colleagues. Long after he took a position …

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  Opinion | Why Are Nonprofit Hospitals Focused More on Dollars Than Patients?

  The New York Times - Amol S. Navathe

  Nonprofit hospitals have been caught doing some surprising things, given how they are supposed to serve the public good in exchange for being exempt from federal, state and local taxes — exemptions that added up to $28 billion in 2020. Detailed media reports show them hounding poor patients for …

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  In-person visits to your doctor better than telehealth, Harvard study finds

  CBS News - By Mallika Marshall, MD

  BOSTON - Going to see your doctor in the office may be more beneficial for your health than seeing them online. Telehealth filled a crucial void …

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  Sen. Sanders pushes NIH to rein in drug prices

  ctpublic.org - Sydney Lupkin

  Can the National Institutes of Health bring down drug prices? It doesn't approve new medicines or pay for them, but its role in drug research gives …

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  UnitedHealth uses AI model with 90% error rate to deny care, lawsuit alleges

  Ars Technica - Beth Mole

  For the largest health insurer in the US, AI's error rate is like a feature, not a bug. UnitedHealthcare, the largest health insurance company in the …

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  Getting an Itemized Hospital Bill Is Basically Impossible

  The Daily Beast - Mike Masnick

  How a minor bike accident and a few stitches turned into thousands of dollars in medical bills and a months-long quest for a straight answer from …