Whose Hospitals Are They, Anyway? - Steward to Sell Off, but Continue Operating All Its Hospitals

Whose Hospitals Are They, Anyway? - Steward to Sell Off, but Continue Operating All Its Hospitals

By Unknown at 12:19 PM

This looks like the latest trend in the financialization of and diffusion of accountability for health care organizations.  The case involv...

With 10 Health Care Executives on it Board, US Chamber of Commerce Defends Big Tobacco Abroad

With 10 Health Care Executives on it Board, US Chamber of Commerce Defends Big Tobacco Abroad

By Unknown at 6:47 PM

Tobacco , especially smoked in cigarettes, is generally recognized by health care professionals as having health hazards that greatly outwei...

BLOGSCAN - When Private Equity Owns Hospitals

BLOGSCAN - When Private Equity Owns Hospitals

By Unknown at 7:51 AM

On his Not Running a Hospital blog, Paul Levy discussed reasons for concern when private equity firms purchase and operate hospitals.  He u...

Should Health Care be a "'Commodity, Subordinate to the Laws of the Market?" - a Powerful Rebuttal

Should Health Care be a "'Commodity, Subordinate to the Laws of the Market?" - a Powerful Rebuttal

By Unknown at 5:00 AM

In the US, it has become the accepted wisdom that health care is now an industry, not a calling or a profession, and the health care it prod...

Hype, Spin and Health Care: the Case of an Apparently Failed Hospital Purchase by Steward Health Care

Hype, Spin and Health Care: the Case of an Apparently Failed Hospital Purchase by Steward Health Care

By Unknown at 9:36 AM

Health care is drowning in a sea of hype and spin.  We have frequently posted about deceptive marketing used to sell drugs, devices, and h...