Government Maintenance Pharmaceutical 
Work Life
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
Although household incomes have increased considerably since 1970, the share of adults who live in middle-class households fell from 61% in 1971 to 50% in 2021 (the last time Pew did an analysis of government data). In fact, that 50% number has been holding steady for the last decade, says Pew Senior Researcher Rakesh Kochhar.
Mad in America
DECEMBER 20, 2023
For Part 2, we will be covering reader questions on pharmaceutical marketing and issues with psychiatric treatments including psychiatric drugs and electroconvulsive therapy. Was it related to medical insurance or government programs? But that’s not how the continual maintenance practice actually came about.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Mad in America
OCTOBER 2, 2023
135 One should never start psychiatric drug treatment without having a tapering plan, but no one taught doctors how to stop the drugs, whereas they have learned from their professors and the pharmaceutical industry when to start them and always to blame the disease for untoward symptoms, ignoring the troubles they have caused.
Inside Workplace Wellness
AUGUST 1, 2018
Chronic care maintenance drugs for some conditions have no cost share. The demise of the CMS deal illustrates how difficult it is to figure out how much government health programs should pay for expensive treatments whose long-term benefits are still unclear. Use of coupon cards is banned. Accumulator programs will be applied.
Mad in America
MARCH 19, 2025
These policies have very real, concrete effectslike the dismantling of welfare programs and the shifting of risk from governments to individuals. The challenge neoliberalism seeks to address is: How do you govern a population that prioritizes individual freedom above all else? Neoliberalism provides an answer: govern through choice.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
111 
Let's personalize your content