Bethany McLean

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?

Nov 17, 2024 | seattletimes.com | Bethany McLean

President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to enact sweeping tariffs is one of the most important and controversial aspects of his economic plan for a second term. To the already sizable tariffs he imposed during his first presidency, he has said he would add massive new ones of 10% to 20% on every U.S. trading partner, 60% on goods from China, and as much as 1,000% in other circumstances. Most economists are deeply opposed to Trump’s proposals, which they say will drive up prices for U.S. consumers.