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CVS/Aetna's $9 billion in profits paid for a lavish party and stock buybacks. Not patients' medical claims.
CVS/Aetna's spending included trips to Disney and a John Legend concert for employees.
Wendell Potter Now
Aug 10
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As big insurance announces record profits, skyrocketing out-of-pockets (finally) take center stage.
Politicians–and the media–are finally beginning to catch on: it’s not just skyrocketing premiums that are breaking the budgets of middle-class American…
Wendell Potter Now
Aug 1
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Despite well-funded opposition, momentum for dental therapy continues (and Americans are already benefiting)
Dental therapists have been practicing for more than 100 years around the world, but the American Dental Association and state dental societies oppose…
Wendell Potter Now
Jul 27
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Despite well-funded opposition, momentum for dental therapy continues (and Americans are already benefiting)
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Wall Street to Elevance (formerly Anthem) Executives: Stop paying medical claims... or else.
One of the ways insurers avoid paying medical claims: jack up Americans' out-of-pocket requirements.
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Jul 22
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Wall Street to Elevance (formerly Anthem) Executives: Stop paying medical claims... or else.
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IT'S JUST SPIN: UnitedHealth Group touts out-of-pocket savings that patients will never see.
Only 1.3% of UnitedHealth policy holders *might* benefit from the company's decision.
Wendell Potter Now
Jul 19
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IT'S JUST SPIN: UnitedHealth Group touts out-of-pocket savings that patients will never see.
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High deductibles helped UnitedHealth reach $7 billion in profits in Q2 as a 14-year-old begs for deductible assistance on GoFundMe.
The teenager, Ava Hope, has health insurance, but still can't get the care she needs.
Wendell Potter Now
Jul 15
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High deductibles helped UnitedHealth reach $7 billion in profits in Q2 as a 14-year-old begs for deductible assistance on GoFundMe.
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Biden is continuing Trump's privatization of Medicare. Here's what you need to know.
The most devious part: they've made it easier for seniors to be placed into a for-profit Medicare plans without their knowledge.
Wendell Potter Now
Jun 29
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Biden is continuing Trump's privatization of Medicare. Here's what you need to know.
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All you need to know about health care this week.
Did you know that 41% of Americans have some form of health care debt?
Wendell Potter Now
Jun 24
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All you need to know about health care this week.
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Interested in health care? This is what I'm reading this week.
I read all this stuff so you don't have to.
Wendell Potter Now
Jun 3
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Interested in health care? This is what I'm reading this week.
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Here is what you need to know in healthcare this week.
I read all this stuff so you don't have to.
Wendell Potter Now
May 27
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How Big Insurance, PBMs, the FDA, Congress and AstraZeneca made me pay so much for my inhaler.
The piece I wrote last week about the high cost of breathing for many Americans, including me, prompted calls and emails and turned out to be more…
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May 25
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How Big Insurance, PBMs, the FDA, Congress and AstraZeneca made me pay so much for my inhaler.
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Here is what you need to know in healthcare this week.
I read all this stuff so you don't have to.
Wendell Potter Now
May 20
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