This is the 19th installment in an investigative column series, launched in December 2022, about CareMount/Optum/UnitedHealth and broader concerns about corporate medical care. By Adam Stone It took just 809 days and approximately a gazillion reported words, but an elected
Read MoreDonations Needed Now for Digital Revamp By Adam Stone One restless evening in the summer of 2007, I told my beautiful wife Alyson – in the wee hours no less – that I’d suddenly decided to start a newspaper, after
Read MoreIn Aftermath of CEO Murder, Let’s Condemn Violence and Seek Solutions This is the 18th installment in an investigative series, launched in December 2022, about CareMount/Optum/UnitedHealth and broader concerns about corporate medical care. By Adam Stone It’s been exactly two
Read MoreThis is the 17th installment in an investigative series, launched in December 2022, about CareMount/Optum/UnitedHealth and broader concerns about corporate medical care. Class Action Status Sought Against UnitedHealth; Allegations Include Insider Trading, Fraud, and Monopolistic Practices By Adam Stone “Just
Read MoreFirst, to address the potential elephant in the room: No, I’ve never experimented with psychedelic mushrooms myself. And it’s important to emphasize that recreational misuse – among vulnerable young people and others – carries with it very real psychological risk,
Read MoreBy Adam Stone In a time of political instability and national unrest, I wanted to share a powerful, almost magical animal story with you all, despite my recent hiatus from weekly reporting and writing. I hope it provides ample justification
Read MoreBy Adam Stone Some of you might remember a column I prepared in early February about a Pleasantville-based astrologer, Colin McPhillamy, who predicted that I’d enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime creative experience on Apr. 20 of this year. I was sure to
Read More‘IT’S BONUSES FOR BODIES’ This is the 16th installment in an investigative series, launched in December 2022, about CareMount/Optum/UnitedHealth and broader concerns about corporate medical care. By Adam Stone Let me start off by saying I read the letter from
Read MoreBy Adam Stone I’ve been on a breakneck, preposterous pace for the past year-and-a-half, reporting out deep dive columns practically every week, all while trying to run this local news outlet and keep family time sacred. For the better part
Read MoreBy Adam Stone Think right now about a problem you faced earlier today, and wrestled with in your mind. Got it? OK, as it turns out, you brought four characters to the experience. I’ll explain. But first, a little context.
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