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nationalize the fed

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40. How many of the source documents
Sat Sep 19, 2015, 11:47 PM
Sep 2015

provided in the 15 chapter piece have you examined?

Huff post is the publisher. Steven Brill is the author. But you knew that.

Steven Brill (born August 22, 1950)[1] is an American lawyer and journalist-entrepreneur. Brill's most recent reporting and book is concerned with healthcare costs.

Brill was born in Queens, New York. He is a graduate of Deerfield Academy (B.A. 1972) and Yale University law school (J.D. 1975)...

In 1989 Brill founded Court TV (now TruTV) and the network launched on July 1, 1991. Among its original anchors were Fred Graham, who was still at the network twenty years later, Cynthia McFadden and Terry Moran, who later joined ABC News....

...In 2009, Brill and two other media executives created Journalism Online to help newspapers and magazines charge for online access...

...In February 2013 Brill published Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us as a Time magazine magazine cover story. The investigation of billing practices revealed that hospitals and their executives are gaming the system to maximize revenue. Brill claims patients receive bills that have little relationship to the care provided and that the free market in American medicine is a myth, with or without Obamacare.[20] The 24,000-plus word article took up the entire feature section of the magazine, the first time in the history of TIME...

...Brill's newest healthcare reporting project, "America’s Most Admired Law Breaker," is a 15-part series detailing how Johnson & Johnson took an anti-psychotic drug, Risperdal, initially intended only for the treatment of psychotic disorders, and put it in the hands of children and the elderly in violation of FDA restrictions. It was published on September 15, 2015 on The Huffington Post...
Much MORE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Brill_(journalist)

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Wonder if we will get the "BUT SCIENCE!" folks in here. djean111 Sep 2015 #1
You certainly will Orrex Sep 2015 #3
"...the actual proponents of science..." CanSocDem Sep 2015 #9
Which may consistently be applied to fans of pharmaceutical companies... LanternWaste Sep 2015 #21
k&r nt bananas Sep 2015 #2
This drug keeps my daughter sane--it's not the drug, it's the prescription! Demeter Sep 2015 #4
It is the drug. My son was on a low dose. Started Ilsa Sep 2015 #6
Exactly. When we police Big Pharma, everyone loses! mhatrw Sep 2015 #8
So "promoted it illegally" means "promoted it legally" to you? WinkyDink Sep 2015 #28
Risperdal can cause tardive dyskinesia, too. Ilsa Sep 2015 #5
in other words, wednesday. nt restorefreedom Sep 2015 #7
Psychiatry is hit or miss. LuvNewcastle Sep 2015 #10
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, other RW think tanks, and many corporations Dustlawyer Sep 2015 #11
And the American public are the suckers. mountain grammy Sep 2015 #14
The setup for this story is pretty good... Those people who did this should be in jail uponit7771 Sep 2015 #12
We'll have to get the Prison Industries to build more bunks - pharma, bankers, lobbyists, congress, erronis Sep 2015 #19
Thanks for posting Omaha Steve Sep 2015 #13
Thanks for reading and caring about it nt nationalize the fed Sep 2015 #25
Thanks for posting.. mountain grammy Sep 2015 #15
Thank You for caring! nationalize the fed Sep 2015 #31
Here is the key crime. They used the poor as cash-cow guinea-pigs. canoeist52 Sep 2015 #16
+1 nationalize the fed Sep 2015 #36
Science!!! Ichingcarpenter Sep 2015 #17
Just finished reading "Chapter 2" of this story! pink-o Sep 2015 #18
K & R. Thanks for this informative post. Johnson & Johnson and Big Pharma modern scourge. appalachiablue Sep 2015 #20
Not at all shocking. blackspade Sep 2015 #22
Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Sep 2015 #23
Criminals! Dont call me Shirley Sep 2015 #24
I'm a fan of alt-med AND I'm a fan of science-based meds. gateley Sep 2015 #26
Can I finally remove my tin-foil hat and just have it acknowledged that CONSPIRACIES CAN AND DO WinkyDink Sep 2015 #27
+1 nationalize the fed Sep 2015 #32
And then they finally got one of their own elected President. WinkyDink Sep 2015 #35
Science! Science! Only a "Woo" questions their corporate betters! villager Sep 2015 #29
I suspect Big Vitamin is behind this. U4ikLefty Sep 2015 #33
Some people are capable of separating the economics from the science. NuclearDem Sep 2015 #37
Indeed. Some are. villager Sep 2015 #39
Kickin' to read later. Faux pas Sep 2015 #30
Change the company name and... bobGandolf Sep 2015 #34
I would trust this article more... Archae Sep 2015 #38
How many of the source documents nationalize the fed Sep 2015 #40
AGAIN... Archae Sep 2015 #42
Kicked, Rec'd and bookmarked n/t Catherina Sep 2015 #41
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