Showing posts with label Corporations. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Corporations. Show all posts
2/27/19
1/16/14
Four Major Insurers Accused Of Discriminating Against Women In Long-Term Care Plans
www.thinkprogress.org/health/2014/01/16/3176091/major-insurers-discriminate-gender-long-term-care/
"The long-term care industry has long maintained that Obamacare’s rules barring insurers from charging women more for their health care don’t apply to them. Early last year, the nation’s largest long-term care insurer announced that it be charging women between 20 and 40 percent more in monthly premiums.
Industry experts predicted the practice would become a trend — a prediction that has proven true. NWLC’s complaints are targeting Genworth Financial, John Hancock, Transamerica, and Mutual of Omaha."
"The long-term care industry has long maintained that Obamacare’s rules barring insurers from charging women more for their health care don’t apply to them. Early last year, the nation’s largest long-term care insurer announced that it be charging women between 20 and 40 percent more in monthly premiums.
Industry experts predicted the practice would become a trend — a prediction that has proven true. NWLC’s complaints are targeting Genworth Financial, John Hancock, Transamerica, and Mutual of Omaha."
1/11/14
Big Data Big Pharma = Big Money | Common Dreams
Big Data Big Pharma = Big Money | Common Dreams
"Need another reminder of how much drugmakers spend to discover what doctors are prescribing? Look no further than new documents from the leading keeper of such data."
"Need another reminder of how much drugmakers spend to discover what doctors are prescribing? Look no further than new documents from the leading keeper of such data."
1/5/14
7 Drugs Whose Dangerous Risks Emerged Only After Big Pharma Made Its Money
www.alternet.org/personal-health/7-drugs-whose-dangerous-risks-emerged-only-after-big-pharma-made-its-money
"A settlement for death or injuries down the road is just the cost of doing business."
"A settlement for death or injuries down the road is just the cost of doing business."
11/20/13
CEOs With Massive Retirement Fortunes Push Social Security Cuts | The Nation
CEOs With Massive Retirement Fortunes Push Social Security Cuts | The Nation
"These CEOs aren’t just trying to short the average American retiree; they’re throwing their own under the bus. While raising alarm about the federal debt, Business Roundtable CEOs have run up massive deficits in their employees’ pension funds."
"These CEOs aren’t just trying to short the average American retiree; they’re throwing their own under the bus. While raising alarm about the federal debt, Business Roundtable CEOs have run up massive deficits in their employees’ pension funds."
11/4/13
Don't Be Fooled! Health Insurance Companies' Latest Scam to Scare Off Customers from Obamacare | Alternet
Don't Be Fooled! Health Insurance Companies' Latest Scam to Scare Off Customers from Obamacare | Alternet
"The letters from health insurance companies don’t mention the health care exchanges they could look into to get cheaper plans."
"The letters from health insurance companies don’t mention the health care exchanges they could look into to get cheaper plans."
8/19/13
Then & Now: Why We’re STILL So Bad At Treating Cancer (Hint – Profit Motive)
www.addictinginfo.org/2013/08/19/profit-from-treating-cancer/
"When you realize that the business of treating cancer is second only to the business of petrochemicals in profits, then you begin to understand one reason why those numbers have been so sluggish. From 1970 to 1990 alone, the business of treating cancer was worth $1 trillion. Today, cancer treatment is a $120 billion a year industry in the United States and $600 billion worldwide."
"When you realize that the business of treating cancer is second only to the business of petrochemicals in profits, then you begin to understand one reason why those numbers have been so sluggish. From 1970 to 1990 alone, the business of treating cancer was worth $1 trillion. Today, cancer treatment is a $120 billion a year industry in the United States and $600 billion worldwide."
8/5/13
8 Ways Privatization Has Failed America | Common Dreams
8 Ways Privatization Has Failed America | Common Dreams
"A little analysis reveals that privatization doesn't seem to work in any of the areas vital to the American public"
"A little analysis reveals that privatization doesn't seem to work in any of the areas vital to the American public"
6/11/13
How Big Pharma Drives Up Medicare Spending Without Improving Seniors’ Health
How Big Pharma Drives Up Medicare Spending Without Improving Seniors’ Health: The Medicare Part D prescription drug program for seniors wasted $1.4 billion paying for brand name drugs that were no more effective than their cheaper, generic counterparts, according to a new study by the Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System. That excess spending was driven in large part by pharmaceutical companies’ efforts to delay generic drug [...]/p
5/14/13
Welcome to the Brave New World of Corporatized Medicine: Just Hope You Don't Get Sick! | Alternet
Welcome to the Brave New World of Corporatized Medicine: Just Hope You Don't Get Sick! | Alternet
""Business freedom" in America increasingly means the God-given right to exploit the vulnerability of the public."
""Business freedom" in America increasingly means the God-given right to exploit the vulnerability of the public."
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