By: David E. Kingsley, PhD INTRODUCTION     In an open and just society, research that meaningfully shapes public policy must meet the highest ethical and scientific standards. When slipshod or methodologically unsound work threatens to distort public understanding… Read More

Most data on health insurance in the U.S. is reported at the individual level. Yet the true devastation occurs at the household level, where an unaffordable medical emergency can destabilize an entire family. This brief reframes the uninsured… Read More

Americans have been learning how to cut to the front of the line in several instances where we were all accustomed to queuing up to take our turn. At the airport, one can purchase a CLEAR pass. At… Read More

Statement on the Presidential Pardon of Joseph Schwartz: A Symptom of Systemic Impunity in Long-Term Care The presidential pardon of Joseph Schwartz, former owner of Skyline Healthcare, is not an isolated act of clemency—it is a clarion signal… Read More

By: Dave Kingsley atives Make a Huge Difference in Politics: The People’s Data Project (PDP) Will Debunk the Nursing Home Industry’s False Narrative    At the People’s Data Project, we have the data and the data analytic tools… Read More

By: David Kingsley A Medicaid Disgrace:  Nursing Home Companies Make Big Bucks Off of Poor Peoples’ Medical Medicaid expenditures by Federal and State governments are approaching $1 trillion per year. All of it has been privatized with hundreds… Read More

By:Dave Kingsley The Center for Health Information & Policy (CHIP), our nonprofit research arm, has issued a nursing home alert that we believe will be of utmost interest to our readers. CHIP has developed a nursing home data analytics system by organizing… Read More

By: David Kingsley  Elites sneer at the idea that people in general are intelligent enough to make good decisions in democratic elections. This is a disgusting and ill-informed attitude mostly aimed at the middle- and lower-income classes. But… Read More