March 13, 2021 Pearl River If the Jeffersonian story of America was the small yeoman farmer, the contemporary story of America is often of small businesses. These are the main streets and rural areas celebrated by Republicans certainly, but actually more widely in contemporary culture as well. Small businesses may not be as prosperous as …
Category: Ideas and Issues
Nursing Homes are Gaming the Rating Systems
March 15, 2021 New Orleans A dozen years ago, the US government created a consumer-facing rating system for nursing homes to allow families to make informed decisions about where to place loved ones in order to receive the best care they could afford. Homes would be rated by the number of stars they received …
The Fog of Hospital Transparency
March 12, 2021 New Orleans ACORN, Local 100 United Labor Unions, and the Labor Neighbor Research & Training Center have spent recent months with the help of two outstanding Tulane University research interns studying the compliance of hospitals with transparency rules promulgated by the federal government. We’re not finished by a long shot, but …