Archive - TheRanter's Substack

Carney Hospital Closed on a Saturday

A private equity firm paid $12.5 million for a 161-year-old hospital. Then sold it for $263 million. Then it closed.

7 hrs ago • TheRanter

The Investors Who Came to Help

The same playbook that killed Toys 'R' Us is closing rural hospitals

Mar 18 • TheRanter

The Hospital That Was Designed to Fail

More than 200 hospitals closed. The formula that killed them hasn't changed.

Mar 14 • TheRanter

What Happened After the CEO Died

The system absorbed a murder the same way it absorbs a denied claim. By processing the paperwork, adjusting the model, and continuing operations.

Mar 11 • TheRanter

The Robots Are Fighting Each Other Now

Your insurer uses AI to deny your claim. There are now AI tools built specifically to fight back. Welcome to the arms race nobody asked for.

Mar 6 • TheRanter

Why Paying $72,000 Made Money

By Markus Grant | The Ranter | Article 3 | The Body Tax

Mar 3 • TheRanter

February 2026

Your Doctor Agrees With You

It Does Not Matter

Feb 27 • TheRanter

The Motive Is Above My Pay Grade. The Behavior Is Documented.

What This Is, What This Isn't, and Why I'm Doing It Anyway

Feb 20 • TheRanter

December 2025

This is TheRanter's Substack.

Dec 13, 2025 • TheRanter

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