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A physician writes essays on palliative care, hospice policy and medical culture, drawing on historical and scholarly sources alongside bedside experience. Readers get reasoned critiques of how medicine handles emotion, hospice oversight and the physician's role.
Long-form essays on biotech and drug development, covering topics like US-China biotech competition, pharma capital allocation and the economics of drug revenue. Readers get data-backed analysis written with humor and a clear point of view.
A daily and weekly digest of US healthcare rules, deals, earnings and enforcement actions, with each item tiered by confidence and sourced. Each story carries a short 'why it matters' note and a 'watch for' pointer, and the weekly issue ranks the five biggest stories and previews upcoming deadlines.
Paul Krugman writes commentary on economics and politics, covering topics such as inflation, tariffs, health insurance and national security. Readers get opinionated analysis of current events, backed by data and cited reporting.
Essays for healthcare executives on EHR vendor strategy, health care affordability, and operating models for physician enterprises. Pieces combine industry reporting with a clear point of view on what leaders should decide and do.
A weekly newsletter from a health plan advisory firm analyzing payor market strategy, regulation and competitive dynamics in Medicare Advantage, Medicaid and risk adjustment. Readers get issue-driven analysis on topics like Star Ratings, the MA landscape file and Medicaid work requirements, aimed at vendors, investors and consultants selling to health plans.
A UK-focused LGBTQIA+ newsletter that explains the week's queer news, with a particular focus on trans rights policy and law, and features a guest queer creative each week. It combines accountability journalism with commentary and recommendations of queer creative work.
Each issue picks one fixable problem in U.S. healthcare spending, builds a data case from public sources, and recommends a specific policy fix. A running tracker shows how much of the $3.24 trillion US-Japan per-capita spending gap the series has identified so far.
A writer recounts a stay at a Chicago adult psychiatric hospital and its shortcomings, then examines the US deinstitutionalization history and accountability gaps behind such facilities. The newsletter mixes personal memoir, reporting-style context and reflective essays on health, wellness and pop culture.
I.D.E.A.S. publishes perspectives, quality improvement studies and preprints on academic surgery, with a focus on surgical training, culture and research regulation. Readers get original, research-based essays such as a resident voter turnout survey, a critique of IRB oversight of minimal-risk research, and a qualitative study of gossip in residency.
A local independent news outlet covering Sequim, Washington, with original community reporting on city planning and public services. It also republishes Washington state news such as healthcare and Medicaid policy coverage.
A bilingual (French and English) newsletter covering prehospital emergency care and paramedic issues, mainly in Quebec with some international items. It combines news reports, policy context and opinion on working conditions, ambulance coverage and health system changes.
Mike Baker writes personal essays and advocacy pieces mixing music projects, family life, and endometriosis awareness. The sample also includes healthcare leadership writing urging community health centers to improve women's health training.
A blog for independent workers covering practical guidance on healthcare, taxes and retirement, plus policy explainers and Freelancers Union community news. Readers get freelancer-focused advice and updates on events such as the Freelancers Hub art shows.
Resource Rural is a storytelling newsletter from a rural communications program, sharing community stories about rural life, healthcare, and clean energy. Each issue profiles rural people and projects and reflects on how outside organizations can work respectfully with small communities.
A personal blog of long-form essays by a tech founder and engineer, covering healthcare policy, AI-assisted coding and the economics of environmentalism. Readers get opinionated arguments with a pro-markets, techno-optimist slant, supported by examples and data.
A politically opinionated newsletter that argues against both Trump and Biden economic policies and against government-run healthcare, framing issues through a strong libertarian-leaning, anti-government lens. Readers get pointed commentary on tariffs, tolls in the Strait of Hormuz, and healthcare finance, with heavy use of timelines and quoted statements.
A weekly roundup of curated links on digital health news, with one featured startup or product story followed by a list of headlines. Coverage includes health AI, EHRs, wearables, funding rounds, policy and upcoming industry events.
A Substack by Drs. Jill Glasspool Malone and Robert W. Malone mixing political commentary, health policy and medicine critique, and humor from a conservative perspective. Readers get opinionated takes on immigration, healthcare consolidation and current political events, with some data cited.
A weekly civic-action digest listing progressive events, voter-registration and early-ballot deadlines, phone banks, and advocacy actions across Arizona. Readers get a state-by-state calendar of what to do this week and quick steps to take part.
A newsletter on healthcare policy and careers, written by a health technology assessment professional. It covers how insurers and governments shape coverage, costs and quality, and how to build a career in public health.
A fan publication that collects and comments on Senator Rand Paul's statements about federal spending, fraud and waste, including Medicaid incentives and a $10.6 million daycare fraud case. It pairs excerpts from Paul's remarks and Elon Musk's comments on DOGE with commentary favouring smaller government.
A Los Angeles-based political newsletter by Lorraine Evanoff covering US midterm campaigns, Republican corruption and Trump administration policies from a progressive Democratic perspective. It mixes short personal updates, voter guide links and partisan commentary.
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