NYT Tries to Fathom Stunning Hospital Fees
The New York Times, specifically Elizabeth Rosenthal, tries to get behind the outrageous and invariably murky costs of inpatient and ER care. Hospitals claim that...
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Human Rights Watch: Sarin Gas Likely Used by Syrian Gov’t in August Attacks
Sarin gas was likely used by the Syrian government in the recent chemical attacks on civilians in Ghouta, says Human Rights Watch in today’s press release. In its...
Read MoreNYT Outs Bayonne Med Center as Highest-Charging Hospital
An admittedly late notice. (The NYT report was published 5 days ago.) But the paper provides an important insight into why some high-fee hospitals charge what they...
Read MoreDouble Effing News Flash: Hospital Fees Inconsistent and Inexplicable
Newly released data from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services show that the nation’s hospitals charge wildly different fees for the same procedure. (See...
Read MoreGonzalez’s Misstated Degrees Date to 1998
The bogus academic credentials of Richard A. Gonzalez, the CEO-to-be of the Abbott spinoff, AbbVie, were “misstated” as far back as 1998. In Abbott’s...
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CEO of Abbott Spin-off Doesn’t Have Claimed Educational Degrees
Meaning: Richard Gonzalez, longtime Abbott employee and prospective CEO of AbbVie (the Abbott drug spin-off), doesn’t have a bachelor’s or master’s...
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