Cannabis Stocks Soar After Trump Highlights Senior Healthcare CBD Benefits
Shares of leading cannabis companies experienced a significant surge on Monday after US President Donald Trump drew attention to the potential benefits of hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) for senior healthcare. Trump used his Truth Social account on Sunday to share a video produced by The Commonwealth Project (CTP), an advocacy group focused on integrating medical cannabis […]
Forbes Healthcare List Puts Employers In The Spotlight
Forbes Media LLC has released its first-ever “America’s Best Employers for Healthcare Professionals” list, highlighting the top 250 organizations in the U.S. where employees report high job satisfaction, support, and career opportunities. The ranking, titled the “America’s Best Employers For Healthcare Professionals 2025 List,” provides a critical snapshot of quality employment in an industry grappling […]
AI: The Trillion-Dollar Antidote to America’s Surging Healthcare Costs?
Morgan Stanley Research reports that the expansive adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) across the U.S. healthcare system holds the potential to generate trillions of dollars in savings by 2050, offering a crucial countermeasure to rapidly escalating medical costs. U.S. healthcare spending is currently rising on an unsustainable trajectory, outpacing increases seen in other developed economies. […]
U.S. Healthcare Ranks 15th Globally, Outpaced by Taiwan, South Korea, and Others
The United States, the world’s economic powerhouse, has stumbled to a disappointing 15th place in the 2025 CEOWORLD Health Care Index, trailing nations like Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, and Singapore. Despite spending more per capita on healthcare than any other country, America’s healthcare system is plagued by major cost inefficiencies, raising urgent questions about its […]
New Jersey Nurse Sues Hospital Over Suspension After Complaints About Doctor ‘Cheering’ Charlie Kirk’s Death
A nurse at Englewood Health in New Jersey has filed a lawsuit alleging she was suspended without pay after raising concerns about a doctor who allegedly celebrated the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. Lexi Kuenzle, 33, claims in her suit filed in Bergen County Superior Court that she was told by a union rep […]
Christian Community Organization – developing alternatives to failing systems in the USA.
There is a long-standing tradition of Christians in the United States responding to shortcomings in mainstream social systems by developing robust, faith-based alternatives – and increasingly healthcare is coming into focus. Homeschooling is one of the best known forms of Christian community organization, where churches help parents to provide education to their children free from […]
Reputed Colombo Crime Family Consigliere Sentenced in Medicare Fraud Scheme
Thomas “Tom Mix” Farese, a reputed consigliere of New York’s Colombo crime family and a longtime fixture in South Florida’s underworld, was sentenced Tuesday to two years in federal prison for laundering nearly half a million dollars in proceeds from a sprawling Medicare fraud scheme that screwed taxpayers out of tens of millions of dollars. […]
Report: Retiring Couples Face Nearly $400,000 in Health Care Costs
A 65-year-old couple retiring this year will need a staggering $388,000 to $395,000 in savings to cover their health care costs throughout retirement, assuming both have traditional Medicare, according to the latest Milliman Retiree Health Cost Index . This eye-opening figure highlights the growing financial challenge health care poses for America’s aging population. The Milliman […]
Iowa Specialty Hospital Drops Medicare Advantage Plans Amid Coverage Concerns
Iowa Specialty Hospitals and Clinics has announced it will discontinue accepting certain Medicare Advantage plans, joining a growing number of healthcare systems nationwide pushing back against what they describe as excessive denials and administrative barriers to patient care. The decision affects the hospital’s campuses in Clarion and Belmond, where administrators cite mounting frustrations with prior […]
Big Pharma’s Big Tax Breaks to be Revealed
A new report from Americans for Tax Fairness and Community Catalyst claims to expose how seven of the country’s largest health care corporations have dodged a staggering $34 billion in taxes since 2017. The claims, to be unveiled at a national press call on Wednesday, Sept 3, draw a direct and disturbing line between these […]