Author: Mark Wrede

  “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 […]

  “Low-income families that need safety-net services, such as food and cash assistance, have become collateral damage in the bureaucratic scramble to determine whether tens of millions of people still qualify for Medicaid after a pandemic-era freeze on disenrollment ended this spring.”         Medicaid […]

  “The private insurance market has proved wildly inadequate in providing financial security for most of the millions of older Americans who might need home health aides, assisted living, or other types of assistance with daily living.”       Why Long-Term Care Insurance Falls […]