The Atlantic: How Blood-Plasma Companies Target the Poorest Americans
Posted on: January 18th, 2019 by webmaster
March 15, 2018 The industry’s business model depends on there being plenty of people who need cash quickly. Medicaid, housing subsidies, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program—these are some of the things that make up the backbone of the U.S.’s social safety net. And the federal government, guided by President Trump’s proposed budget for 2019, is […]
Maclean’s Authors: Anne Kingston – What a blood plasma-for-profit clinic means for public heath care
Posted on: January 17th, 2017 by webmaster
January 14, 2017 – The federal government has quietly approved a plasma-for-profit clinic in Saskatoon, drawing fiery criticism from politicians, scientists and patients Three days before Christmas 2016, jingly seasonal music fills the air at Canadian Plasma Resources (CPR) in Saskatoon, located in a non-descript building in a quiet industrial stretch. In one direction, a […]