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Private Insurance Hurts Pharmacists, Too Private Insurance Hurts Pharmacists, Too
Pharmacists are an oft-overlooked group of workers made miserable by our for-profit healthcare system.
Mar 25, 2020 / Jennifer Bernstein
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The Stories We Don’t Need to Hear About Doctors and the Ones We Do The Stories We Don’t Need to Hear About Doctors and the Ones We Do
A sequel to the influential but problematic hospital novel House of God shows we need new stories and perspectives about the medical field.
Feb 6, 2020 / Jennifer Bernstein
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Tennessee’s Chemical Castration Bill Shows Local Republicans Have One Thing on Their Minds Tennessee’s Chemical Castration Bill Shows Local Republicans Have One Thing on Their Minds
“It's a return, if you will, to the dark ages,” one civil rights advocate says.
Jan 29, 2020 / Jennifer Bernstein
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Tennessee Is a Guinea Pig for Frightening New Medicaid Experiments Tennessee Is a Guinea Pig for Frightening New Medicaid Experiments
After rejecting Medicaid expansion, the state has found new ways to reduce spending on lifesaving care.
Nov 5, 2019 / Jennifer Bernstein
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Washington’s Struggling Medical Residents Need a Raise Washington’s Struggling Medical Residents Need a Raise
How bullying, depression, debt, and 90-hour weeks pushed members of the University of Washington Housestaff Association to walk out of the job.
Oct 9, 2019 / Jennifer Bernstein