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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".

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Hospitals Doing Harm to Patients Paychecks

ACORN Citizen Wealth Financial Justice June 30, 2019June 30, 2019 by digital

New Orleans       With the passage of the Affordable Care Act, hospitals were on notice.  Costs were out of control and people were going to be looking.  Prices were going to be made public so some patients could compare.  Hospitals were going to be able to be ranked by health outcomes.  Accountability was coming! This …

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How Do Make Specialized Healthcare Accessible and Affordable?

Ideas and Issues January 30, 2019January 31, 2019 by digital

New Orleans    In this brave new world of medicine involving stem cells and gene therapy, all of which were almost unimaginable in the past, we still are hitting our heads against the wall at the inability to craft a solution to the old problem in the United States of equal access and affordability.  Doctors are …

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Draining Bloated Drug Prices

Citizen Wealth Financial Justice Health Care Ideas and Issues March 22, 2016October 20, 2020 by digital

Little Rock  Something big is happening among drug companies. They aren’t exactly on the run, but they are at least feeling the heat, so there may be hope for the rest of us. Let’s look at how the evidence is starting to add up: Turing Pharmaceuticals and its CEO have become the face of exploitation …

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