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New York Times’ The Middlemen series

Medicare Drug Coverage Is Often Inadequate—Here’s Why
American healthcare spending dwarfs that of every other wealthy country, and the cost of Medicare, alone, threatens the fiscal viability of the federal government. If insurers do not try to hold down the cost of American medical care, who will?

Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter Delivers Remarks on the Platformization of Health care
“In 2010, the big insurers promoted the narrative that single payer was a threat to Americans. Nearly 15 years later, we may well be accelerating the march to single payer, just not the kind anyone imagined in 2010, or wants today.
The moment for this discussion is now and the timing is urgent.” —AAG Jonathan Kanter
Drugmakers including Purdue Pharma paid pharmacy benefit managers not to restrict painkiller prescriptions, a New York Times investigation found.