Bethany McLean

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Bethany McLean

How Warren Buffett is truly radical (washingtonpost.com) How Warren Buffett is truly radical By Bethany McLean 2025050510304700 In the short time since the 94-year-old Warren Buffett did what people never believed he would do and announced his retirement from Berkshire Hathaway, the accolades have come pouring in.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Bethany McLean

When Steward Health Care — once America's largest private for-profit hospital system — declared bankruptcy last year, it seemed to mark the end of a long and catastrophic decline. Over the previous decade, eight of Steward's hospitals had been shuttered, some of them in communities with few other medical providers. The loss of critical care was devastating. "It's a public health hazard," a patient advocate told reporters when Steward closed its medical center in Phoenix.

1 month ago | businessinsider.com | Bethany McLean

This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . When Steward Health Care — once America's largest private for-profit hospital system — declared bankruptcy last year, it seemed to mark the end of a long and catastrophic decline. Over the previous decade, eight of Steward's hospitals had been shuttered, some of them in communities with few other medical providers. The loss of critical care was devastating.

Jan 24, 2025 | airmail.news | Bethany McLean

One of the most jarring of the many jarring things that happened in 2024 was the outpouring of support for Luigi Mangione, the alleged killer of UnitedHealthcare C.E.O. Brian Thompson. As I walked through Washington Square Park over the holidays, protesters chanted, “Profits over people!” In a tragic instant, Thompson became a scapegoat for the legitimate—but until now, amorphous—rage people have about America’s health-care system, in which a company’s profits can be someone else’s broken life.

Jan 24, 2025 | nytimes.com | Frank Bruni |Bethany McLean |Nate Silver

What makes this dynamic in the new Trump administration so fascinating?