Americans face biggest increase in health insurance costs in 15 years Rising premiums add to pressure on households already feeling the pinch from the high price of goods

2026 health plans: 6.5% higher for employers, 18% higher (median increase) on exchanges. Tariffs + subsidy cuts are fueling our biggest premium hike in 15 years.

What will it cost you? How will you or your loved ones be impacted?

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The U.S. House of Representatives passed President Trump’s “One, Big, Beautiful Bill.” Now, lots of low-income and disabled people could lose their Medicaid coverage. And if you’re under 65, it may now be harder to get a covid booster.

We broke down what’s happening. ⤵️

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This is not what doctors are trained for. It is what can be solved if we fix the safety net.

If you're interested in building AI to fix our social support system, let's talk!

Vertical AI for health, public health, Medicaid, Medicare, families, children, seniors.

I traded my U.S. medical career for life in Canada. Here’s how the… The differences hit me immediately, and are profound.

Why is healthcare so expensive? Partially because the ER is the last safety net in the US.

"... poverty, housing instability, addiction, and a gutted social safety net. Every broken part of the system eventually lands in the ER."

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Sources: Apple is working on a major Health app revamp and an AI doctor service, planned for H1 2026, and M5 updates for the iPad Pro and MacBook Pro this year (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

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Why is there construction at 5pm on the 99 in Seattle? How does that make sense?

This kind of data is so important. 67 million people are supported by Medicaid and CHIPS including family and children.

Writings, Poems, & Thoughts — Alixa García Grief is a ceremony A site for another kind of power It is the resacralizing of suffering in order to make room for a world beyond wholeness What is the promise of bodies bent into questions marks? ...

A poem snippet:

The storms are here
thunderous and demanding
quiet and unsettling
so let us build a nest in the center of it all
...
the world we inherited cut down
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and we, the co-creators of a world on fire

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It is becoming so important for us to ask how we can get important health information out to people. These critical agencies are the infrastructure to help manage major health crises like Covid.

Something I try to remember is that even in the hardest times, there are people working tirelessly to create positive change. If you're one of them, here's to you! Keep going!