
S2E9 Healthcare is Hostile
Hostile Environment 30% of Hospitals have violated the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act – EMTALA. 4,341 violations have occurred in 1,682 hospitals in the

Hostile Environment 30% of Hospitals have violated the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act – EMTALA. 4,341 violations have occurred in 1,682 hospitals in the
Do you know why Medicare came into being? Do you know that Medicare & Medicaid were extensions to the Social Security Act of 1935? Do
While roughly 10% of all professions report abusive behavior, the numbers for Healthcare are over 30%. Healthcare is a hostile environment in more ways than

Doctors can be dangerous Do you know that 50% of doctors’ initial diagnosis is wrong? How about the fact that only about 25% of their

One in four U.S. hospital patients suffers at least one healthcare-related injury. In 1999, 44,000 – 98,000 patients died getting healthcare. By 2013, the number

Are Drug Prices Really too High? In the last episode, we talked about why what we think about drug prices is often mythical. This episode

High Drug Prices With Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar’s recent announcement that HHS is targeting rebates as one of the reasons for America’s

Hostile healthcare One of the reasons our healthcare quagmire is so dangerous is the hostile and predatory nature of competition within the industry. In this

Healthcare is Predatory – Let’s Look at Drug Rebates The current debate about high drug prices and the focus on attacking rebates is the right

Healthcare Reform is a mess Welcome to Season 2 of Healthcare Reform 2.0. In this episode, we recap the past few months and tell you

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