02 Jun 2025 Silent Risks Behind the Smile: Why Pediatric Dental Anesthesia Belongs in the Hospital Every year, countless children receive safe and effective dental care under sedation or general anesthesia. Yet, rare complications can turn… Joy Stephenson-Laws, Managing Partner
19 May 2025 When Pills Become Peril: Why Time-Pressed Medicine Puts Older Adults at Risk—and How to Reclaim Safe Prescribing The Stopwatch Problem A routine primary-care visit in the United States now lasts little more than the time it takes… Joy Stephenson-Laws, Managing Partner
10 May 2025 The Assassination That Shook Healthcare: How Brian Thompson’s Death Influenced U.S. Health Policy Debates The December 2024 assassination of Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare, sent shockwaves throughout the nation—not only due to the brutality… Joy Stephenson-Laws, Managing Partner
09 May 2025 The High Cost of Denial: How Health Insurers’ Payment Practices Harm Hospitals and Patients For years, a troubling pattern has emerged in the healthcare industry: health insurance companies are increasingly resorting to complex tactics… Joy Stephenson-Laws, Managing Partner
05 May 2025 The Crisis of Affordability and Underinsurance: America’s Healthcare Struggle In the United States, healthcare insurance is meant to provide peace of mind, ensuring medical care without catastrophic financial risk…. Joy Stephenson-Laws, Managing Partner
04 Apr 2024 Ageism Jeopardizes Community and Provider Health There is a very subtle bias that can impact all populations regardless of race or gender. This bias is commonly… Joy Stephenson-Laws, Managing Partner
26 Jan 2024 Medication Errors Persist Despite Provider Efforts Despite a concerted effort by the healthcare community, preventable medication errors continue to put both patients and providers alike at… Joy Stephenson-Laws, Managing Partner
05 Jul 2023 An Ounce of Front-End Prevention A little over a year ago, SAC founder and managing partner, Joy Stephenson-Laws, wrote here about the importance of appealing… Wyatt Kozinski, Esq.