Column: ‘No one cares about crazy people’ documentary shines a spotlight on our mental health system

"Nobody Cares About Crazy People: The Chaos and Heartbreak of America's Mental Health" Written by Ron Powers. (Grand Central Publishing)

Some movies are meant to be fun, and that’s not a bad thing, but there are also some movies that try to change the world, and there’s some great stuff in there. “No one cares about crazy people” is one of the latter, decidedly smaller groups. The film will be shown at Columbia University’s Film … Read more

HHS aligns health technology leadership to provide Americans with a data-fluid, affordable, AI-enabled health system

HHS aligns health technology leadership to provide Americans with a data-fluid, affordable, AI-enabled health system

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today that it is rescinding its 2024 reorganization. (1) The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) will be renamed the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ASTP/ONC), headed by the Assistant Secretary … Read more

How to solve Germany’s expensive healthcare system

How to solve Germany's expensive healthcare system

A panel of experts on Monday presented a 66-point plan aimed at lowering the health insurance premiums that a growing number of Germans have to pay into the health insurance system. Germany’s health care system is one of the most expensive in the world, with state health insurance companies alone spending around 1 billion euros … Read more