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“Insurance companies and our politicians in many cases play this game of misdirection. They want us to look here at premiums and not notice that they’re picking our pockets … because they’re making us pay more and more every year for care that we need.”
The Real Cost of Health Insurance Nobody’s Talking About
Featuring Wendell Potter, Center for Health & Democracy
Code WACK! | Podcast Episode 316 | February 9, 2026
“Poor health outcomes are often treated as an unfortunate by-product of individual bad decisions. This moralizing approach ignores the role poverty plays in determining who gets ill and who can afford to get well.”
Our Obsession With Personal Responsibility Is Making Us Sick
Jacobin | Jatinder Hayre | February 6, 2025
“The site is not selling drugs directly to American patients, but will act as a central hub that points them to drugmakers that are offering discounts on certain products on their own direct-to-consumer sites.”
White House Launches Direct-to-Consumer Drug Site TrumpRx. Here’s What to Know
CNBC | Annika Kim Constantino, Jacob Pramuk | February 5, 2026
“The worry is that this process can spiral (known as a ‘death spiral’) and lead to further disenrollment and even higher premiums….”
Millions May Drop ACA Coverage — And Raise Health Insurance Costs for Everyone Else
CNBC | Greg Iacurci | February 4, 2026
“The new research published in Health Affairs adds to concerns about low physician participation in the safety-net insurance program, especially among mental health practitioners.”
One-Quarter of Medicaid Doctors Don’t Actually Treat Medicaid Patients: Study
Healthcare Dive | Rebecca Pifer Parduhn | February 4, 2026
“I keep praying we don’t have an accident….”
Families Are Turning to Thoughts and Prayers as Health Insurance Premiums Hit Crippling Highs
The Independent | J.R. Duren | February 4, 2026
“The complexity of the health system drives patients crazy, can have real consequences, and disproportionately affects people who are sick….”
Patients Cite Prior Authorization as the Biggest Healthcare Navigation Burden: KFF
Fierce Healthcare | Paige Minemyer | February 3, 2026
“…if insurers turn to worsening their plan offerings through shifting more costs onto patients and further restricting their choice of doctor, then millions of seniors will have worse and/or more expensive access to health care under Medicare Advantage.”
Does This Trump Proposal End the Insurance Industry’s Medicare Gravy Train?
Center for Economic and Policy Research | Brandon Novick | February 3, 2026
“Rather than increase confidence in public health officials, the vaccine schedule changes will undermine trust….”
Senate Panel Slams Trump’s NIH Chief for Grant Cuts, Vaccine Views
Science | Jocelyn Kaiser | February 3, 2026
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