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When Even Celebrities Turn to GoFundMe to Raise Money for What Insurers Won’t Cover
James Van Der Beek’s final months revealed how medical crowdfunding has exploded as Americans struggle with rising out-of-pocket costs and insurance…
 • Wendell Potter
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The Wall Street Chameleon: Big Insurance at an Inflection Point | EP 1
In Episode 1 of the HEALTH CARE un-covered Show, we examine what may be an inflection point in the health insurance reform debate. Plus, we're joined by…
 • Wendell Potter and Joey Rettino
New Deductible Rules Allow for $31,000 Out-of-Pocket Maximum
Trump’s proposal would revive “catastrophic” plans with deductibles as high as $31,000 — shifting even more costs onto patients with cancer, chronic…
 • Wendell Potter
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The $10,000 Deductible and the Myth of ‘Affordable’ Care
How disappearing ACA subsidies, soaring premiums, and bureaucratic chaos nearly left a consultant with multiple sclerosis uninsured.
 • Erica Bersin, BCPA
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 • Wendell Potter and Joey Rettino
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The Inflation Thermometer Isn’t Measuring Health Care’s Heat
Washington says inflation is cooling. But when it comes to health care, the gauge isn’t measuring fever.
 • Wendell Potter
Big Insurance Earnings 2025: Stock Buybacks, Earnings Per Share, Market Capitalization
The seven largest for-profit health insurance conglomerates took in nearly $1.7 trillion from their customers in 2025 ($175 billion more than in 2024…
 • Wendell Potter
2025: Big Insurance’s $1.7 Trillion Year
America’s big seven health insurers raked in $54 billion in profits in 2025 — as they covered fewer people, raised prices and steered patients into…
 • Wendell Potter
How Much Longer Will Americans Wait for Real Health Reform?
From the Clinton-era collapse to Obamacare’s limits and new Medicaid rollbacks, corporate power continues to stall a national health system that puts…
 • Trudy Lieberman
In FTC Settlement, Cigna Agrees to Change Some PBM Business Practices, Charge Customers Less for Insulin
FTC forces structural changes at Express Scripts, targeting rebate practices and insulin pricing in landmark PBM settlement.
 • Luke Sullivan
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HEALTH CARE un-covered
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