Newsletter 10.18.2019
3rd Week of October
Under The Influence is Tarbell’s weekly roundup of stories and ideas related to how special interests operate in America.
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Health care 10.15.2019
Hospital Industry Leading Fight Against Medicare for All
With high profits hinging on inflated prices and surprise billing, one of the largest investor-owned hospital networks is flexing connections to campaigns against Medicare for All.
Newsletter 10.10.2019
2nd Week of October
Under The Influence is Tarbell’s weekly roundup of stories and ideas related to how special interests shape America.
Commentary 10.10.2019
Congress May Move to Lower Drug Prices Later this Year or Next
Republicans in Congress, who might have held out on reducing drug prices and adding transparency in the past, are feeling pressure ahead of elections.
Newsletter 10.03.2019
1st Week of October
Under The Influence is Tarbell’s weekly roundup of stories and ideas related to how special interests shape America.
Newsletter 09.27.2019
4th Week of September
Under The Influence is Tarbell’s weekly roundup of stories and ideas related to how special interests shape America.
Newsletter 09.19.2019
3rd Week of September
Under The Influences is Tarbell’s weekly roundup of stories and ideas related to how special interests shape America.
Newsletter 09.12.2019
2nd Week of September
Under The Influence is Tarbell’s weekly roundup of stories and ideas related to how special interests operate in America.
Analysis 09.11.2019
Expect More Health Industry Spin At Thursday’s Democratic Debate
The Democratic debates may make you think Americans are scared of “losing” private insurance. But candidates who Medicare For All are still going strong.
Newsletter 09.05.2019
1st Week of September
Under The Influence is Tarbell’s weekly roundup of stories and ideas related to how special interests operate in America.
Commentary 09.05.2019
Ballad Health System Consolidates Trauma – Are They Saving Money or Cutting Off Patients?
Closing expensive trauma centers and NICUs would certainly hurt patients’ ability to access intensive care. New questions emerge from the Ballad hospital merger: how many high-level trauma centers do states need, and who should decide?
Newsletter 08.29.2019
5th Week of August
Under The Influence is Tarbell’s weekly roundup of stories and ideas related to how special interests operate in America.
Commentary 08.29.2019
Providers Don’t Want To Say What That Surgery Will Cost You
Any time that lawmakers try to inject transparency in hospital pricing, something stops them along the way.
Cost of Doing Business 08.26.2019
Endo International’s Ohio Opioid Settlement Is Microscopic Compared to Crisis Cost and Endo’s Earnings
A $10 million fine and discontinuation of one product are small punishments for a pharmaceutical company’s role in the opioid crisis, even when it covers just two counties.
Newsletter 08.22.2019
4th Week of August
Under The Influence is Tarbell’s weekly roundup of stories and ideas related to how special interests operate in America.
Newsletter 08.15.2019
3rd Week Of August
Under The Influence is Tarbell’s weekly roundup of stories and ideas related to how special interests operate in America.
Analysis, Health care 08.13.2019
Facing Surgery? Some Important Questions to Ask Your Hospital and Doctor, Too
Should the number of operations that a surgeon performs be their main criteria for judgment? Certainly not, but that number offers patients some crucial, basic information about their surgeon.
Campaign Finance, Money 08.06.2019
Business Group Spending to Influence Public Policy More Than Double What’s Reported
The Darkest Money In Washington: Business Groups Spend More On Advocacy And Consulting Than Lobbying
Analysis 08.05.2019
“Don’t Touch My Medicare!”
Is the beloved program on its last legs?
Newsletter 08.01.2019
1st Week of August
Under The Influence is Tarbell’s weekly roundup of stories and ideas related to how special interests operate in America.