American Medicine: A Better Way Forward Written By: Jeanne Roberts 2008-04-04 13:22:31 On March 28, the New York Times reported that a cancer study, conducted by Dr. Claudia Henschke of Weill Cornell Medical College in 2006, was funded in part by a little-known charity (the Foundation for Lung Cancer: Early Detection, Prevention and Treatment) whose proceeds are derived almost entirely from the Liggett Group, a cigarette maker.
Consumer Driven Healthcare: More Rhetoric than Reality Written By: Deborah Evans 2008-06-10 10:20:56
Republicans have long asserted that the solution to solving America’s health care crisis is to give greater power to the consumer to make her own health care choices. Republicans view high deductible plans and electronic medical records as tools that will give consumers greater control over their health care. It sounds good conceptually, but reality has proven time and again that these ideas don't currently work.
Eli Lilly: Lying is the Best Defense Written By: Jeanne Roberts 2008-02-08 05:37:29 Last week, a funny thing happened on the way to the mailbox. A memo, meant for Eli Lilly & Co. (LLY - $51.22) attorney Bradford Berenson (who is helping negotiate a private settlement for Lilly with the government), went instead to Alex Berenson of the New York Times.
Fair Isaac: Less Than Fair Written By: Jeanne Roberts 2008-02-11 13:36:28 In 2008, Fair Isaac Corp. (FIC - $24.25), creator of the FICO or credit-scoring process, will roll out two new product lines designed to disadvantage American consumers.
