ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. In the U.S., the price of Revlimid, a brand-name cancer drug, has been increasing for two decades. It now sells for nearly $1,000 a pill. In Europe, the price has been consistently lower — in some countries by two-thirds. I started reporting on...
The first report from the Make America Healthy Again Commission is out, with a particular focus on children’s health. The relatively short report includes astonishing data on obesity, heart disease, diabetes, life expectancy, substance abuse, mental illness, and many other terribles. The report is a shock, a painful read, a five-alarm fire, and the charts alone are astonishing. It is embedded...
Sumana Reddy, a primary care physician, struggles on thin financial margins to run Acacia Family Medical Group, the small independent practice she founded 27 years ago in Salinas, a predominantly Latino city in an agricultural valley often called “the salad bowl of the world.” Reddy can’t match the salaries offered by larger health systems — a difficulty compounded by a widespread shortage of...
The healthcare industry often uses the titles Medical Director and Supervising Physician interchangeably, but they’re quite different. A Medical Director is usually a position created and required by a specific law. In contrast, a Supervising or Collaborating Physician is one that a nurse practitioner or physician assistant is required to have on file with their respective licensing boards. And...
ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Leaders at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ordered staff last week not to release their experts’ assessment that found the risk of catching measles is high in areas near outbreaks where vaccination rates are lagging, according to...
The healthcare industry has become a prime target for cyber threats, making patient data protection more critical than ever. With cyberattacks on the rise, healthcare providers must ensure compliance with HIPAA regulations while safeguarding sensitive information from breaches. Securing patient data is not just a legal obligation—it’s a fundamental responsibility to maintain patient trust and...
