Michael Wolff Draws a Crowd

Current and former media mavens gathered on Wednesday to toast Michael Wolff, still the bad boy of journalism at age 70, on the occasion of his latest book, “The Fall: The End of Fox News and the Murdoch Dynasty.” The author has been taken to task by journalism watchdogs and even “Saturday Night Live” for…

FTC Sues Anesthesia Group Backed by Private Equity, Claiming Antitrust

After vowing to tackle consolidation in the health care industry, the Federal Trade Commission filed an antitrust lawsuit on Thursday that challenged the growing practice of private-equity firms backing companies that amass medical practices and dominate local markets. The suit targeted a large doctors’ group that operates anesthesia practices in several states, claiming the group…

Nearly 500,000 in U.S. Will Regain Medicaid Coverage After State Errors

Nearly 500,000 people, many of them children, will keep Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program coverage after state officials discovered major errors in their procedures for reviewing program eligibility, federal officials said on Thursday. After a pandemic-era policy that guaranteed Medicaid coverage lapsed in April, states began checking to see whether tens of millions of…

Make Soup Now for When You’re Sick Later

There’s something in the air. No, I’m not talking about the promise of scarves and plaid button-downs wafting in the breeze. I’m talking about germs. It seems like everyone is sniffling a little, coughing a little, clearing their throat a little as the seasons shift and our sinuses brace for the worst. Last week, bedridden…