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September 24, 2026
Medicare plans keep disappearing
Private health insurance companies are canceling Medicare plans on millions of seniors.
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September 3, 2026
System meltdown: employer-sponsored health insurance
It's getting more expensive and in some cases even going away. Reporter Bob Herman tells us why.
August 13, 2026
A Texas doctor’s love letter to ‘The People’s Hospital’ (From 2023)
Dr. Ricardo Nuila's 2023 book 'The People's Hospital' on the surprising history of Houston's public hospital system.
July 23, 2026
Julie Rovner is “worried.” Checking in with a veteran DC reporter.
Veteran DC health policy reporter Julie Rovner talks with Dan about the crumbling Jenga tower of U.S. health care.
July 2, 2026
How to Fight a Health Insurance Denial With a Little-Known Tool (from ProPublica’s Paper Trail)
Remember these words: external review — a powerful and too-little-known insurance appeal.
June 11, 2026
The Prescription Drug Playbook (Full Version)
The best advice we've heard about what to do when you can't afford your meds (from 2025)
May 21, 2026
The Chatbot Will See You Now: Big Tech In Therapy (from Organized Money)
The mental health middlemen selling your data, and one state’s solution (From "Organized Money")
Reporting on why health care costs so freaking much, and what we can maybe do about it.
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August 7, 2026
New starter pack! Why do prescription drugs cost so freaking much?
And what our summer intern learned about the cost of gender-affirming care.
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July 23, 2026
New episode! Veteran health reporter Julie Rovner is back
And she's worried.
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July 16, 2026
Mailbag! Getting nickel-and-dimed at your annual
And an update on last year’s less-sucky news.
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Our Starter Packs are full of useful information and actionable advice on all things health care. If you don't know where to start or are just getting to know us, we recommend you start here.
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Why do prescription drugs cost so much?
It’s a national outrage — one that millions of us struggle with: the unaffordable price of prescription drugs. Here’s our reporting on how drug prices got so out-of-control, and what we can maybe do about it.
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Tell me a story about someone being awesome
It takes skills, patience, and guts to take on the health care system. We could all use a little inspiration.
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Help! I’m in collections for medical debt.
So, a debt collector is chasing you over a medical bill. It happens to the best of us. And as we’ve learned, you have rights when it does.