Author: Mark Wrede

  “Many readers blamed the predominantly for-profit nature of American medicine and the long-term care industry for depleting the financial resources of older people, leaving the federal-state Medicaid programs to take care of them once they were destitute.”         ‘Financial Ruin Is […]

  “Los Angeles County public schools are rolling out an ambitious effort to offer free mental health services to their 1.3 million K-12 students, a key test of California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s sweeping, $4.7 billion program to address a youth mental health crisis.”     […]

  “The survey … painfully illustrates that racial bias in healthcare is as damaging as any disease.”     Many People of Color Worry Good Health Care Is Tied to Their Appearance   Many people from racial and ethnic minority groups brace themselves for insults […]

  “There is precious little assistance from the government for families who need a home health aide, unless they are poor. The people working in these jobs are often woefully underpaid and unprepared to help a frail, older person with dementia bathe and use the […]

  “The large and growing volume of private equity acquisitions of physician groups in recent years has raised mounting concerns about the impact on health costs, quality of care, and providers’ clinical autonomy.”       FTC Chief Gears Up for a Showdown With Private Equity […]