WADE RATHKE is the founder of ACORN, Chief Organizer at ACORN International, and Author of "Nuts & Bolts", "Citizen Wealth", "Global Grassroots", and "The Battle for the 9th Ward".
Marble Falls The Hippocratic Oath, which is allegedly the touchstone for all doctors, says, “Do No Harm.” Seems straight forward enough. Yet, we read more and more a litany of issues where the opposite seems to be happening. Furthermore, financial gain, rather than healthcare or medical ethics, seems to be driving the problem. …
Marble Falls We’ve done study after study of nonprofit hospitals, particularly on the question of their charitable status. Benefiting from a tax-exemption, they are required to be charitable. A condition of the amendments upon the passage of the Affordable Care Act more than a decade ago insisted that if they were not significantly and …
Marble Falls If there’s one place where we absolutely need to feel like we’re in good hands and that everyone’s priority is our best interest, it has to be in hospitals with healthcare workers. I found myself thinking about this as I entered the University of Arkansas Medical Systems (UAMS) main location last …