There is growing anger among families bereaved by the US opioid epidemic at pharmaceutical companies “buying their way out of accountability” with multibillion-dollar settlements that specifically exclude any admission of wrongdoing.
Tennova Healthcare-Lebanon doesn't exist anymore as a hospital. But it still sued Hope Cantwell. A knock came on the door of Cantwell's East Nashville apartment early this year. She hadn't been vaccinated yet and says she wasn't really answering the door to strangers. So she didn't. But then several more attempts came over the course of a week. Eventually she masked up and opened. A legal assistant served her a lawsuit; she was summoned to appear in court.
Shenita Russie caught COVID-19 while working in Boston as a mobile respiratory therapist, Newsweek reported. She became so unwell that she was put in a medically-induced coma. Russie has racked up an eye-watering amount in medical bills. "Close to a million dollars," she told THV11.
CNBC host Jim Cramer advised investors to sell their shares in Clover Health Investments Corp., calling the health insurance company a “two-leaf clover.” What Happened: Cramer, instead, advised investors to buy shares of Minnesota-based healthcare company UnitedHealth Group Inc., saying he does not like Clover Health’s business model. “Why do you want to traffic in Clover? No, thank you. That’s a two-leaf clover,” Cramer said on CNBC’s “Mad Money Lightning Round” on Wednesday.
The reality of for-profit medicine has come to Frisbie Hospital and the communities it has served so well. For those who believe that hospitals should be allowed to make a profit, you might want to consider where that profit comes from and what that means to the communities served.
Tenet Healthcare came out with quarterly earnings of $1.59 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.09 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.26 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.