Health Insurers’ $371 Billion Windfall
Since the Affordable Care Act’s passage, the top five health insurers’ annual profits have jumped 230 percent, with much of that going to UnitedHealthcare.
Health Care
Deep dives into the political corruption and corporate bureaucracy that keeps Americans sick while making executives rich.
Big Oil’s SCOTUS Connection Sees Himself Out
An oil-backed justice bows out, location tracking gets turned off, Elon Musk loses a few bucks, Wisconsin public workers win big, and a controversial anesthesia policy is out cold.
Big Insurer Sets Time Limits On Anesthesia Coverage During Surgeries
A surprise medical bill could be waiting for you when you wake up in the recovery room.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Freeing Captive Audiences
Employers have to free their captives, the Feds curb a health care giant’s shopping spree, Google’s big breakup levels up, scam call crackdowns are showing results, and Facebook’s anti-shareholder effort gets blocked.
Trump Picks Oz, Champion Of Medicare Privatization
Trump says he will nominate the TV doctor, who has been paid to push Medicare privatization while investing in health care giants.
This Election, Health Care Is On Life Support
In the heart of the state that could decide the election, people are grappling with a crisis largely ignored by both Trump and Harris.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Clicking Cancel On Deceptive Businesses
Canceling your subscriptions just got easier, a carbon emission rule gets approved for takeoff, Biden wants to make birth control free, and pipeline plans get punctured.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Good Regulators Come For Bad Medicine
Antimonopolists are coming for meddling drug middlemen and lousy landlords, the tide turns on overdoses, and carbon goes under the sea.
How Harris Left Medicare For All Behind
Kamala Harris once championed a true universal health care plan, only to walk it back. Now, nobody knows where she stands.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: No More Restroom Roulette
Plus, the money tap opens for a major river, good news about crime rates, ride-share drivers catch a break, and your medical debt gets a clean bill of health.