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As a Canadian doctor, “I don’t have to worry about the cost of whatever I’m suggesting that the patient gets done.”
Why Canadians Don’t Have to Fight Health Insurers
Featuring Dr. Bernard Ho, Toronto Emergency Physician and Vice-Chair, Canadian Doctors for Medicare
Code WACK! | Podcast Episode 331 | May 25, 2026
“Already, Los Angeles County has closed seven clinics. Planned Parenthood also shuttered at least five clinics in the state, and a recent report by the consumer rights group Public Citizen concluded that federal cuts put 83 California hospitals at risk of either closing, reducing services or laying off staff.”
The Real Stakes Behind California’s Billionaire Tax Fight: Health Care Access
The American Prospect | Mark Kreidler | May 22, 2026
“‘I was crying in a doctor’s office because I was so frustrated,’ Monika Ryan said. ‘I felt like I had nowhere to take my 4-month-old baby for a check-up. It was a brick wall after a brick wall.’”
Family’s Struggle Shows What Critics Call ‘Ghost Networks’
News Nation | Elizabeth Prann | May 22, 2026
“Blue Shield of California’s chief talks up the need for reform while the insurer maneuvers to deprive the public of the right to benefits worth billions of dollars.”
The Health Insurance CEO Preaching Accountability — While Evading It
HEALTHCARE uncovered | Michael Johnson | May 21, 2026
“Hospitals, which will lose out on Medicaid dollars under the funding constraints, said they welcome fiscal integrity in Medicaid but that the policies risk limiting access to care.”
Trump Administration Proposes Crackdown on Medicaid State-Directed Payments
Healthcare Dive | Sydney Halleman | May 21, 2026
“Federal policymakers rely on USPSTF recommendations. … insurers must provide cost-free coverage for preventive services that have been recommended by the USPSTF, such as lung and colorectal cancer screenings, behavioral counseling, prevention of maternal depression, childhood vision screenings and adult diabetes screenings.”
Kennedy Dismisses Leaders of US Preventive Services Task Force
Fierce Healthcare | Heather Landi | May 20, 2026
“Over the past 80 years, American conservative ideology has presented persistent political obstacles to the advancement of health as a human right, challenging who is entitled to rights and what those rights entail.”
Political Contestation of the Right to Health in the United States: Eighty Years of Conservative Opposition to Health and Human Rights
Health & Human Rights Journal | Benjamin Mason Meier, Darby McBride | May 20, 2026
“People are trying to hang on to their health insurance coverage any way they can, even if that means they have a deductible of $7,000….”
Affordable Care Act Enrollment Projected to Plunge By 5 Million as Costs Spike, Analysis Shows
Associated Press | Ali Swenson | May 19, 2026
“This year, because premiums went up and subsidies went down, many people faced costs at least double what they previously paid toward their coverage.”
Eroding ACA Enrollment Portends Higher Insurance Rates
CBS News | Julie Appleby | May 19, 2026
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