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“Drug costs and hospital costs are rising. Employers can’t control it and they can’t even see it…. So even well-intentioned employers, they’re essentially flying blind.”
Why Employers Are ‘Flying Blind’ on Healthcare Costs
Featuring Chuck Melendi, Disruptive Dialogue
Code WACK! | Podcast Episode 325 | April 13, 2026
“…a new generation of Democratic House, Senate and even gubernatorial candidates are resuscitating the single-payer idea.”
The Most Important Democratic Health Care Debate Is Raging Again
CNN | Ronald Brownstein | April 12, 2026
“One of the most overlooked points in the argument for a federal single-payer health insurance system is how great it would be for business.”
Rasoul: Medicare for All Is Good For Business
Cardinal News | Sam Rasoul | April 10, 2026
“The most substantial cuts are for federal support for Medicaid, which is the largest health insurance entity in the United States. Medicaid provides coverage for 72 million mostly low-income people, amounting to 21% of the U.S. population.”
Overcoming Trump’s U.S. Health Care Wrecking Ball
Dollars & Sense | Robert Pollin | April 10, 2026
“We owe it to our institutions, our clinicians and our patients to stop treating $262 billion in denied claims as an unavoidable cost of doing business….”
We’re Writing Off Revenue We Already Earned — And Calling It Inevitable
Medical Economics | Wael Khouli, MD, MBA; Fact check: Richard Payerchin, Afton Woodward | April 10, 2026
“On Friday the White House released President Trump’s budget request to Congress for fiscal year 2027 (FY27), which begins on October 1. It requests significant funding changes, including cuts to programs that help older adults and people with disabilities build health and economic security.”
President’s Budget Request Targets Vital Programs
Medicare Rights Center | Lindsey Copeland | April 9, 2026
“…almost every major decision Trump officials have made since reclaiming the White House has benefitted insurers and their bottom lines.”
CMS Caves to Medicare Advantage Industry
Center for Medicare Advocacy | D. Lipschutz | April 9, 2026
“…CMS said [the final rule] equates to about $13 billion in additional payments to plans for the coming plan year.”
CMS Gives Medicare Advantage Rates a 2.48% Bump for 2027 Plan Year in Final Rule
Fierce Healthcare | Paige Minemyer | April 6, 2026
“She’s contributed tens of thousands of dollars into Medicare and Social Security over 24 years…. But Carranza and an estimated 100,000 other lawfully present immigrants will soon be cut out of Medicare.”
She Paid Into Medicare for Years. Trump’s Immigration Policy Will End Her Coverage
NPR | Vanessa G. Sánchez | April 6, 2026
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