Merry Christmas and thanks to socialized medicine. The U.S. spent $5 trillion on health care last year, according to new federal data. Unfortunately, the quality of care is worse than other countries that spend less. The U.S. spends about twice as much per person as other wealthy nations. Americans are less healthy than many of those countries’
Monica Blackwell has been accused of taking prescription painkillers and medication for anxiety and panic disorders from 13 nursing home patients. Blackwell was an agency nurse who admitted to investigators that she stole the medications for her own use, according to the criminal complaint. Narcotics agent, Brian Kosoglow, said that the detailed accounts of patients
Joseph Schwartz of New York pled guilty to a $38.9 million employment tax fraud scheme within a nursing home. Schwartz admitted that he failed to send payroll taxes to the Internal Revenue Service, and that he failed to file an annual financial report with the U.S Department of Labor for the 401(k) benefit plan of
“We aren’t just the media here now. We are also the government.” -Donald Trump Jr. tweeted to his 13 million MAGA followers. House Speaker Mike Johnson is in danger of losing his leadership position when the new Congress opens on Jan. 3. The Republican House rejected a Trump-endorsed Plan B to keep the government funded.
The US finds itself amidst a serious issue: healthcare rates are increasing faster than inflation, specifically in the nursing home industry where costs are rising by 4.5% compared to the 2.6% inflation rate. This is not sustainable. Healthcare is a necessity, not a luxury. If everything else is getting more expensive, and something as necessary
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