Pandemic Upends The Lives Of People With Disabilities — And Of Their Caregivers

Art Shotwell 10 minutes read
Wisconsin already faced a shortage of caregivers who offer crucial health services and independence to their clients. Then the pandemic struck. In a survey of nearly 500 Wisconsinites with disabilities and older adults, every respondent said the pandemic had disrupted their caregiving service.

Police Blotter, June 6 - 11, 2020

Anacortes Police 4 minutes read
This week's Police Blotter lists one person booked into county jail. The case was a domestic violence assault in which a man assaulted his girlfriend on June 8.

White House Left States On Their Own To Buy Ventilators. Inside Their Mad Scramble

Art Shotwell 10 minutes read
Although laws prohibit price gouging on precious resources in times of emergency, states have been forced to compete for a share of the nation’s stockpile of ventilators — used to treat the sickest COVID patients — or pay top dollar on sideline deals. 

How America’s Hospitals Survived the First Wave of the Coronavirus

Art Shotwell 15 minutes read
ProPublica deputy managing editor Charles Ornstein wanted to know why experts were wrong when they said U.S. hospitals would be overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients. 

If You’ve Lost Your Health Plan In The COVID Crisis, You’ve Got Options

Art Shotwell 7 minutes read
But some of those options, like special enrollment periods, are time-sensitive.

How Rich Investors, Not Doctors, Profit From Marking Up ER Bills

Art Shotwell 13 minutes read
TeamHealth, a medical staffing firm owned by private-equity giant Blackstone, charges multiples more than the cost of ER care. All the money left over after covering costs goes to the company, not the doctors who treated the patients.