by Alison Bass | May 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
In 2021, the CEOs of America’s seven largest health insurance companies cumulatively earned more than $283 million in 2021 — by far the most of any year in the past decade, according to this story in statnews. The CEO of UnitedHealthcare alone earned $142 million,...
by Alison Bass | May 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
When I was 20 years old, I was raped in London at the beginning of my junior year abroad. Lucky for me, the kind custodian of the YWCA where I was staying for a few nights, suggested that I go to a nearby hospital the next morning and ask for a morning-after pill....
by Alison Bass | May 4, 2022 | Uncategorized
Okay, so J.D. Vance won the Republican nomination for a Senate seat in Ohio (in a crowded five-candidate field by seven points). Some political pundits are crowing that this is a sign of Donald Trump’s continuing hold over the Republican party. Maybe, or maybe...
by Alison Bass | Apr 27, 2022 | Uncategorized
In the New York Times today, a former top FDA official shines the spotlight on a stunning revelation: that the mega consulting firm McKinsey was working with Purdue Pharma at the very same time it was getting paid by the Food and Drug Administration to help organize...
by Alison Bass | Apr 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
Throughout my career, I’ve been drawn to writing about marginalized populations, including people with mental illness, sexual abuse survivors and sex workers. But one marginalized group I have never written about are native Americans. So you can imagine my...
by Alison Bass | Apr 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
I will be participating in a live Zoom conversation April 10 with another veteran journalist on the challenges we faced as women in an industry dominated by men and the qualities we needed to survive an uneven playing field. Please join Catherine Underhill...
