October 2025

Your health insurance through work could face higher premiums next year [NBC News]

Your health insurance through work could face higher premiums next year   By y Berkeley Lovelace Jr. October 7, 2025   If you’re among the roughly 165 million Americans who get your health coverage through work, not the government, you might be wondering: Is my plan next, now that health insurance premiums for Affordable Care

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Congress Debates the Best Way to Save For-Profit Healthcare [CounterPunch]

Congress Debates the Best Way to Save For-Profit Healthcare   By Ed Grystar October 2, 2025   Amidst the current budget debate in Congress over subsidizing private insurance in our failing health system, the Trump administration recently handed 20 billion dollars to prop up the failing government in Argentina.   President Javier Milei has invoked

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This toddler’s medical expenses can hit $3,000 a month. Her family says nearly every insurance claim is a battle. [NBC News]

This toddler’s medical expenses can hit $3,000 a month. Her family says nearly every insurance claim is a battle.   By Erika Edwards, Maggie Vespa and Jessica Herzberg October 4, 2025   To prevent pneumonia, Carrie Lazoen says her 2-year-old daughter, Emmalyn, needs a “shaky vest.”   Emmy, as her family calls her, has a

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A 9-Point Checklist for Challenging Hospital Overcharges [Walter Kerr]

A 9-Point Checklist for Challenging Hospital Overcharges   By Walther Kerr September 16, 2025   A few weeks ago, I wrote about my family’s experience contesting a $22,603 surprise medical bill. My post on LinkedIn went viral, with more than 500,000 views. Hundreds of people contacted me to share their own medical billing horror stories.

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Shutdown Halts Some Health Services as Political Risks Test Parties’ Resolve [MedPage Today]

Shutdown Halts Some Health Services as Political Risks Test Parties’ Resolve   By Stephanie Armour and Julie Rovner, KFF Health News, and Amanda Seitz and Arielle Zionts and Rachana Pradhan October 1, 2025   Threats of a federal government shutdown have gone from being an October surprise to a recurring theme. This time around, though,

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