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Introduction: Transparency International's 2017 Global Corruption Barometer US Results Last month, Transparency International (TI) released the results of its 2017 US Corruption Barometer, a global survey of peoples' perceptions of the degree to which their national institutions are corrupt.  We discussed the results from the US, based on data collected in late 2016, which showed that the US

On Health Care Renewal, we have been decrying American health care dysfunction since 2004.  For years, the US consistently has had the most expensive health care system of any developed country.  For that exhorbitant price, it provides at best medicocre access to and quality of care.  The latest (2017) international comparison of health systems produced by the Commonwealth Fund shows that the US

A few days ago we noticed just one more marcher in the parade of legal settlements.  But it was once again a huge health care corporation, and it had aspects that demanded attention. Pfizer Makes $94 Million Settlement of Allegations of Fraud to Delay Generic Competition A tiny item in Becker's Hospital News on November 28, 2017, stated: Pfizer will pay $94 million to resolve allegations