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Covid-19 shifts from health menace to a political and economic nightmare, too.

The viral outbreak that exploded out of central China suddenly has captured the rapt attention of Wall Street, the White House, and Americans from coast to coast. The rising pitch and politicization of the important conversation about Covid-19 — a...By: Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury
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Hospital mergers and acquisitions aren’t great for patients’ care, study finds

Big hospitals keep getting bigger. But, contrary to what the suit-wearing MBAs may claim, the rising number of institutional mergers and acquisitions isn’t necessarily better for patients and their care....By: Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury
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You Should Know - November 2019

Protect Yourself and Your Party Guests this Holiday Season - Celebrating the spirit of the holidays is more than simply planning the perfect menu and stunning home decor. Thanksgiving to New Year’s can pose a heightened risk for drunk driving...By: Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury
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Hospital tries to stick ER nurse with $1 million in debt for her preemie’s care

It’s the price and cost problem, stupid. That’s a fictitious but new tattoo that voters might want politicians to take up as they consider the many major problems with the American health care system, especially as yet more medical billing outrages...By: Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury
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Health insurance? It’s now about the price of a new car each year.

Millions of Americans may sigh at Bertha, Barney, or Betty, or whatever they’ve nicknamed the beat-up family vehicle parked out front: “Wouldn’t it be great, if only we could afford a nicer, newer model?”...By: Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury
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With GOP still tearing at ACA, uninsured rate rises for first time in decade

The Grand Old Party may have just won the dictionary definition of a Pyrrhic Victory. That’s because Republicans’ decade-long assault on the Affordable Care Act his finally showing predictable results, with the share of Americans lacking health...By: Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury
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Another abuse scandal may change ‘The Talk’ with college-bound students

It’s that time of year when parents send their kids off to schools and opportunities near or far away. While this should be a mostly welcome happening, sadly grownups may want to have The Talk with their young adults before they go to college or...By: Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury
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Better Healthcare Newsletter from Patrick Malone - August 2019

At what price beauty? How about $16.5 billion — that’s what Americans forked over in 2018 for 17.7 million procedures to alter their appearance. They paid for bigger breasts, more ample bottoms, tauter tummies, sculpted noses and more. They suctioned...By: Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury
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Waste, fraud, and abuse? For health insurers, fat profits matter more

What happens when a whistle blower provides detailed information about a burly Texan — with convictions for felony theft and felony injury of a child — and a burgeoning scam to rip off health insurers for $25 million? Pretty much nothing. For years....By: Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury
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A $229-million Baltimore malpractice case? It’s worth digging into this news

Headlines can command attention while not always fully informing, as might be the case with these eye-catching story titles, one fresh, the others a few years back......By: Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury
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