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Healthcare Performance & Economics

Exposing the $1.5 trillion extraction economy and mapping the mechanistic architecture of post-acute disease.

6 Reports
Policy
Senate Finance Committee: Health Insurance Reform

Senate Finance Committee: Health Insurance Reform

Senate Finance Committee Democrats have described, more honestly than any committee before them, how insurers profit by denying care — then proposed a plan that does not reach 68 to 76…

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Long COVID Mechanistic Pathway Atlas v3.2

Long COVID Mechanistic Pathway Atlas v3.2

Long COVID affects an estimated 65–200 million people worldwide and has generated a mechanistic literature with more than five thousand peer-reviewed primary papers across more than sixty…

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Improving and Accelerating Long COVID Treatment

Improving and Accelerating Long COVID Treatment

Building on the v3.2 Mechanistic Atlas, this synthesis translates 5,000+ peer-reviewed papers into an actionable therapeutic strategy. The report consolidates the field around four causal…

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The Political Economy of Long COVID

The Political Economy of Long COVID

Long COVID is not just a clinical problem — it is a multi-trillion-dollar drag on labor markets, disability systems, healthcare budgets, and long-run productivity. This report quantifies…

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The Healthcare Extraction Machine

The Healthcare Extraction Machine

America's healthcare system doesn't just fail to deliver value — it actively extracts wealth from patients, employers, and taxpayers through a sophisticated network of intermediaries…

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Healthcare Legislative Strategy

Healthcare Legislative Strategy

Moving from analysis to action, Volume III translates the findings of the Extraction Machine into concrete legislative strategy. We present model legislation for healthcare cost…

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