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Home • Missouri Independent [Unofficial]2d ago

Nearly half of adults struggled to afford healthcare last year, survey finds

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Nearly half of adults struggled to afford healthcare last year, survey finds • Missouri Independent

Forty-six percent of U.S. adults reported struggling to afford healthcare last year, according to a report released by the Urban Institute.

Missouri Independent

N-gated Hacker News Jun 10

Oh, the irony! 🤦🏻‍♂️ A groundbreaking revelation that providers—not insurers—are to blame for healthcare costs, but wait, you need #JavaScript and #cookies to access this earth-shattering info. So cutting-edge, it's like they discovered fire 🔥 but forgot the matches.
https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/insurers-arent-the-main-villain-of #healthcarecosts #irony #innovation #HackerNews #ngated

Insurers aren't the main villain of the U.S. health care system

A repost from the Noahpinion archive.

Noahpinion

QUINNSCOMMENTARY Jun 8

Lies, misinformation and ignorance are a bad mix

I am admittedly obsessed with social media, I look at posts and comments at all times of the day and I become incredibly upset. The most troubling are posts reflecting ignorance, lies and misinformation about …taxes, Congress, Social Security, Medicare, health insurance, voting, immigrants, minimum wage, the wealthy and billionaires. People tell me to ignore the garbage that is posted, but how can you ignore the misinformation that is read and believed by millions who base their […]

https://quinnscommentary.net/2026/06/08/lies-misinformation-and-ignorance-are-a-bad-mix/

Bob Downie May 31

Those who favour a #US type health care system for the #UK would do well to read this article. The #USA spends nearly twice as much of its GDP on healthcare as 19 other developed nations selected for comparison, and yet its health outcomes and life expectancy are typically the worst or second worst.

The #NHS has its faults, but I'll take it over the US health system any day. #health #healthcare #healthcarecosts

https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/05/us-healthcare-still-stupidly-expensive-with-pathetic-outcomes-study-finds/

US healthcare still stupidly expensive, with pathetic outcomes, study finds

There are strategies to improve healthcare, but US isn't trying them.

Ars Technica

Front Page [Unofficial]May 27

He went to the ER in Taiwan, then his ‘Horrors of Socialized Medicine’ post went viral

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/mans-horrors-of-socialized-medicine-post-went-viral-ex1/

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Aurin (ki, ki, kis)May 26

💚 Mental Health Crowdfund 💚

I currently have a client who cannot afford to spend any money on their mental health. But they deserve care and support like anyone else!

Can we crowdfund for their treatment together?
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K🤦‍♀️𝙑 May 25

#HealthCareCosts A federal law now bans surprise bills for out-of-network emergency care — but hospitals still send them, and you can refuse to pay the difference Source: The Money Overview share.newsbreak.com/ijbtnw9s?s=i16

A federal law now bans surpris...

A federal law now bans surprise bills for out-of-network emergency care — but hospitals still send them, and you can refuse to pay the difference - NewsBreak

According to a 2024 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau report, millions of Americans have faced unexpected medical bills after emergency room visits, eve

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Egberto Willies May 20

Family Farmer with 16,000 Acres Warns Trump Is Bankrupting America’s Independent Farmers

Ann Mitchell, a North Dakota farmer with 16,000 acres, explains how Trump’s policies and corporate agriculture are driving family farms toward bankruptcy and consolidating power.