Sitemap - 2022 - FLATLINING from Fulcrum Strategies
Some relief from 4.5% Medicare cut
Pro-tip: Don't put PHI in Yelp comments
Ep. 33 - What will happen to Medicare in 2023?
Ep. 32 - Questionable Analysis
New law on recouping medical debt
Ep. 30 - Medicare Advantage: scam or benefit?
Division, radioactive springs, dengue fever, and other things
BONUS EPISODE: Dr. Mercola’s strange vaccine theories
Ep. 29 - Our postmortem on the 2022 midterms
Ep. 28 - This is not an election episode
Pandemic amnesty and pandemic justice
Ep. 27 - COVID-19 information amnesty?
33,000 patients' health info leaked
Ep. 26 - The rising costs of health insurance
Why the NHS is not Medicare-for-All
Ep. 25 - The Decline and Fall of Bright Health Group (plus OTC hearing aids and legal psychedelics)
Get your Bright Health claims in now!
Ep. 24 - No, HHS’ purchase of Nplates is not for COVID-19 vaccines
HHS purchases Nplate, an acute radiation syndrome drug
How much do Americans know about the COVID-19 boosters?
UNC and Duke LifePoint hospitals face potential EMTALA violations
Ep. 22 - Healthcare 101: The Independence of Physicians
Ep. 21 - Biden: ”The pandemic is over”
Could an abortion compromise save Republicans?
Ep. 20 - Oh so long COVID and new religious objections to Obamacare
Speeches and the death of the Queen
Ep. 19 - You are entering the ”fact-free zone” (and other headlines)
Complaints about Medicare Advantage ads (and other CMS headlines)
Ep. 18 - Pulse Check on the Economy: Rising Costs
Coroner: White mulberry leaf caused death of Congressman's wife
FLATLINING Podcast Short: Don’t hate the player, hate the game
Ep. 17 - Would you see an Amazon.com doc?
Ep. 16 - BCBS Mississippi Sues for Defamation (and other payor headlines)
What do InfoWars and FLATLINING have in common?
Ep. 15 - ”Definitely not:” COVID-19 vaccination and drug price negotiation
Health Insurance Price Data: It’s Out There, but It’s Not for the Faint of Heart
Even Well-Intended Laws Can’t Protect Us From Inaccurate Provider Directories
Medicare advantage by the numbers
FLATLINING Podcast Short: Healthcare’s Role in the 2022 Midterms
FTC Official: Antitrust Push in Health Care Must Focus on a Merger’s ‘Human Impact’
Did America fall victim to "creeping authoritarianism" during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Rural Hospital Rescue Program Is Met With Skepticism From Administrators
FLATLINING Podcast Short: What happens when everyone is paid at Medicare rates?
Medi-Cal’s Reliance on Prisoners to Make Cheaper Eyeglasses Proves Shortsighted
Will Boris Johnson's resignation affect the NHS?
Feds Want a Policy That Advocates Say Would Let Hospitals Off the Hook for Covid-Era Lapses
Ep. 13 - An Unusual Alliance (and other headlines)
A Proposal to Import Drugs from Other Countries Creates an Unusual Alliance in the Senate
Ep. 12 - Pulse Check on the Economy: COVID-19’s annoying hangover
Medicaid Weighs Attaching Strings to Nursing Home Payments to Improve Patient Care
BREAKING: US to drop COVID-19 testing for incoming travelers
Ep. 11 - Medicare for All is Back
Why the War in Ukraine Might Make Root Canals More Difficult
Montana Hires a Medicaid Director With a Managed-Care Past
Ep. 10 - The (for-profit?) Future of American Healthcare
Mental health coverage and the Uvalde school shooting
Ep. 9 - O Canada: A look at Ontario’s healthcare
High-Tech’s Business Model Hasn’t Worked for the Cue Covid Test
Ep. 8 - Healthcare 101: The Basics of Insurance
Why So Slow? Legislators Take on Insurers’ Delays in Approving Prescribed Treatments
A response to the response (response-ception?)
Senate GOP Puts Up Roadblocks to Bipartisan House Bill for Veterans’ Burn Pit Care
FLATLINING Podcast Short: Medicare at 50
Travel Nurses See Swift Change of Fortunes as Covid Money Runs Dry
Restrictions on J&J vaccine and is smoking and vaping better than just smoking?
Ep. 7 - Question Your Doctor (and other headlines)
Closing hospitals is a tough but necessary decision
"The stupidest ... bill I've ever seen:" Orin Hatch's healthcare legacy
Physicians Are Uneasy as Colorado Collects Providers’ Diversity Data
Judge’s Ruling on the CDC Mask Mandate Highlights the Limits of the Agency’s Power
FLATLINING Podcast Short: Surprise Billing
Battle Lines Are Drawn Over California Deal With Kaiser Permanente
Is America’s healthcare system the least effective, most expensive in the world?
Biden Administration Announces Boost for Rural Health Care in Midterm Election Push
Ep. 5 - The Healthcare Equation: Affordability and Quality
California Handed Its Medicaid Drug Program to One Company. Then Came a Corporate Takeover.
Ep. 4 - The Healthcare Equation: Access
Big pharma money and the slow, painful death of the US economy
Ep. 3 - How healthcare is killing the US economy
Big Pharma's betting in the 2022 midterms
Hands and feet inside the car, please
Ep. 2 - The End of the Beginning: Two Years of COVID-19
Covid’s ‘Silver Lining’: Research Breakthroughs for Chronic Disease, Cancer, and the Common Flu
Podcasts, doulas, and Ukraine. Oh my.
California wants to pay doulas more. Really?
Ep. 1 - Economics drives healthcare
Which Companies Aren’t Exiting Russia? Big Pharma
$35 Insulin Cap Is Welcome, Popular, and Bipartisan. But Congress May Not Pass It Anyway.
Domestic healthcare policy (and lack thereof) will be pivotal in the midterms
The gaping hole in the Republican response
Biden touts Build Back Better's proposed changes to Medicare and ACA in the State of the Union
Judge rules on No Surprises Act
An Alzheimer's Drug and Cigna's Share Prices
California, ethics, and telehealth
Should I pick the quality mechanic or the cheap mechanic?
Universal Healthcare Dies in California Again
Pass Go and Collect a Higher Premium
The Sunshine State, the NSA, and a "Win-Win?"
State laws will not always trump the No Surprises Act