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A Nutrition Label for Health IT

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Here’s another facet of this history that resonates with health data rights and equity. In the Progressive Era (from 1890 to 1920), regulation was focusing on preventing consumer fraud and in the case of food, preventing manufacturers from substituting sand for sugar, for example.

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The 2021 Shkreli Awards: Lown Institute Counts Down the Top 10 Healthcare Industry Abuses in the Coronavirus Pandemic

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Shkreli was ultimately convicted on securities fraud (not related to the Draprim pricing strategy). health care system. Among the ten awards, I’ve selected three to highlight to synthesize one systemic issue that has plagued America’s response to the public health crisis.