Deane Waldman

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  • Dec 11, 2024
    News media are replete with stories about the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO, Brian Thompson. While the murder mystery elements still dominate, a constant subtext is the perpetrator...
  • Oct 2, 2024
    In a blatant, poll-driven political maneuver, V.P. Harris’ campaign has released its interpretation of Trump’s “concept of a [healthcare]...
  • Sep 9, 2024
    CalMatters, California Governor Gavin Newson’s political publication, just announced that “nearly all” – 94 percent – of Golden State residents have...
  • Jul 2, 2024
    Attorney General Merrick Garland recently announced a new crack-down on healthcare fraud. “We will bring to justice criminals who defraud Americans and steal from...
  • May 15, 2024
    In his bid for a second term, President Biden is launching an attack ad campaign titled “Terminate,” attempting to discredit challenger Donald Trump by using direct...
  • May 14, 2024
    President Biden and Democrat henchmen are harming all Americans by reducing access to care and making a mockery of citizenship.
  • May 13, 2024
    President Biden and Democrat henchmen are harming all Americans by reducing access to care and making a mockery of citizenship.
  • Apr 30, 2024
    The Biden administration just announced the formation of another new federal agency tasked with encouraging competition in healthcare by rooting out...
  • Apr 8, 2024
    Despite dozens of federal fixes and trillions of dollars expended, healthcare in the U.S. is both unaffordable and inaccessible. First it was Medicare and Medicaid, both 1965, then...
  • Mar 20, 2024
    The news is inundated with reports of the cyberattack on ChangeHealth and its downstream effect: inability to pay providers for patient care. There is a...
  • Mar 4, 2024
    Medical practice has lost its way. Whether the impetus was external or internal, the practice of medicine no longer follows its true ethos. Medical practice must return to its roots,...
  • Jan 19, 2024
    Health centers in San Francisco, Chicago, and Philadelphia have reinstated requirements to wear face masks. One would naturally assume that health centers...
  • Jan 11, 2024
    Introduction Over the past decade, private equity has invested roughly $1 trillion acquiring hospitals. There are now 1235 for-profit U.S. hospitals, 20...