The Telehealth Gold Rush
Why patients and doctors are flocking to niche websites that prescribe and sell drugs
Stories by Alana Semuels
A newsletter with links to pieces I publish, which are often at the intersection of economics and public policy.
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Welcome back, me!
And a story about nursing
Youth sports leagues don't care about CTE
And also a fake health insurance story
Baby boxes are suddenly everywhere
Is that a good thing?
Milk, what is it good for?
Maybe nothing.
We stopped caring about women at work
And now they're quitting
Long-term care and insurance monopolies
All words that make people wake up and listen
Rural hospitals and dental care
More dispatches from the health care beat
A bunch of health stories and a new beat
Autism, childbirth, and FDA layoffs
Retirement is a distant dream and other February stories
What do aging workers, Paw Paw patrol, the CFPB and food additives have in common? Me!
The problem with medical credit cards
And other stuff I've been doing
Scams, pediatricians, and pharmacies, oh my
A smattering of recent stories
A podcast and some consumer content
I'm on Planet Money! Go listen!
Pervasive Coercion
The problem with birth control as a cure for poverty
Health Care for Women is Underpaid
Cast off the shackles of yesterday
A Mark, A Yen, A Buck or a Pound
Some stories about money
How Solar Companies Became Finance Companies
And why it's coming back to haunt them
Your Cellphone Frustrations, Validated
Why making a mobile phone call is so miserable right now.
You, Too, Can Make Millions Selling Solar
Inside the scammy world of solar sales
The Very Big Problem With Rooftop Solar
If squirrels chew on your wires, do they make a sound?