Will DOJ’s Renewed Focus On Antitrust Turn To Sentara?

2021-07-29

As Bacon’s Rebellion’s Sherlock Reports, Hampton Roads $6B health care conglomerate’s actions suggest it’s concerned about antitrust issues Those familiar with our reporting on Sentara Healthcare know we’ve raised issues about potential antitrust problems, particularly with Sentara’s aborted, $11.5 billion merger with North Carolina’s Cone Health. Now, thanks to James Sherlock of Bacon’s Rebellion, we… Read more »

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Veteran Communications Consultant Mike Mikus Joins Checks And Balances Project

2021-07-26

Checks and Balances Project is happy to announce that Mike Mikus, a longtime communications consultant, is joining the news organization as a reporter. During 2020, Mikus served as a frequent contributor on CBC in Canada during the 2020 presidential election. He also provides political analysis and commentary to national publications such as the New York… Read more »

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Sentara’s Whine About Unfair Coverage

2021-07-16

As Checks and Balances Project reported on the business practices of Sentara Healthcare, we sought comment from the company’s top spokesperson — Danya Bushey – more than 20 times, so we could get the company’s version of events. Bushey rarely responded. But in recent stories in the Washington Post and Virginian-Pilot, as well as a… Read more »

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Europe Rolls Out Plan to Shift From Fossil Fuels, an Effort That Could Impact Trade

2021-07-14

Europe’s plan to cut fossil fuel emissions by 55% by 2030 is ambitious, and just around the corner. But it also means a huge shift in trade and consumption patterns, The New York Times reports. Read More … https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/14/world/europe/climate-change-carbon-green-new-deal.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage

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Anti-Wind Activists Leave Trail of Recrimination, Lost Revenue In Rural Michigan Communities

2021-07-14

A trio of anti-wind activists have crisscrossed rural Michigan over the last dozen years, casting doubt on proven science, making unfounded allegations of government corruption and refusing to disclose the source of their financial support.   As a result, rural Michigan communities they have visited have been mired in fierce disputes among neighbors, marked by… Read more »

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Wall Street Journal Report Echoes C&BP Findings About Uninsured Patients

2021-07-7

In May, Checks and Balances Project showed that Sentara Healthcare makes IRS-required policies difficult to access, understand and use At least one uninsured patient was significantly overcharged Until Jan. 1, it was virtually impossible for the public to determine how much hospitals charged patients and insurance companies for the care they provided. Then an executive… Read more »

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