100 Points: How We Fix Health Care | Sharyl Attkisson

Sharyl Attkisson is one of the world’s top investigative journalists. She worked with CNN as a reporter and anchor for seven years, then with CBS as an investigative journalist for over 20 years, before leaving in 2014 when the network began suppressing her reporting. Sharyl is a five time Emmy award winner as well as a recipient of the Edward R. Murrow award for investigative journalism.

Sharyl is also the author of several books, most recently Follow the Science: how Big Pharma Misleads, Obscures and Prevails.

I contacted Sharyl for this interview after reading her book, and her recent blog post, 100 Health Priorities for the Nation in 2025. While written from an American perspective, Sharyl’s insights are just as relevant to us here in Canada, and perhaps even more so.

In this interview Sharyl exposes the many ways in which Big Pharma influences policy, the media and public perception, but more importantly she suggests practical solutions for fixing our health care systems so they can once again serve the health of the people, and not the bottom line of pharmaceutical companies.

LINKS:

100 Health Priorities for the Nation: https://sharylattkisson.com/2024/12/100-health-priorities-for-the-nation-in-2025/

Follow the Science (Canada): https://www.amazon.ca/Follow-Science-Sharyl-Attkisson/dp/0063314916

Follow the Science (US): https://www.amazon.com/Follow-Science-Sharyl-Attkisson/dp/0063314916