Maggie Mahar began her career as a financial journalist in 1982 and is the author of a blog: ‘HealthBeat by Maggie Mahar’” (Commentary on Health Care, the Economy, Politics and Public Health), as well as two highly acclaimed books: Money-Driven Medicine: The Real Reason Healthcare Costs So Much (Harper Collins, 2006) and Bull! A History of the Boom and Bust,1982-2004 (Harper Collins, 2004).
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It’s Not Just Profit Wrecking American Healthcare
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A look at America’s strange and dangerous approach to medicine, and how to fix it