Do Not Resuscitate (This System) #333 Feb 2 2024

This week's Believe It or Not tales and horror stories about how we spend trillions of dollars making intermediaries rich instead of making ourselves healthier. This week, I start with some general news about the financier takeover of our economy, then pivot to the current state of Medicare Disadvantage where some of the big players in that privatization scheme aren’t making as much money as they’d like; there's an update on hospital mergers, how the fat shots are bankrupting North Carolina, and a scathing review of expert performance during Covid and why a lot of people don't trust scientific officialdom. Find the full digest at NYPAN.org/single-payer-news