OPINION Matthew Zachary OPINION Matthew Zachary

Trump's Meeting With Insurers Is Already Over Before It Starts

24 million Americans watched premiums double overnight. Now Trump plans to pressure insurers who banked $543 billion in profits over a decade. The solution? HSAs—which create new revenue streams for the same industry while shifting costs onto patients who already can't afford care. This isn't reform.

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OPINION Matthew Zachary OPINION Matthew Zachary

Can We All Just Admit 2025 Was a Goddam Shitshow?

Congress left while ACA subsidies expired. Premiums spiked 114%. UnitedHealthcare dumped costly seniors. RFK Jr. gutted the CDC. NIH cancer research was slashed. The advocacy community stayed silent. 2025 was a catastrophe for patients. If you can't admit that, you're complicit. Be pissed.

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