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October — When Government Failure Becomes Policy
The Shutdown That Told the Truth October was the month the government shut down. Not metaphorically. Not rhetorically. Literally. And in doing so, it failed the people it was elected to serve. Shutdowns are supposed to be a last resort — an emergency brake when negotiation collapses. What we saw instead was the opposite: shutdowns… →
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August — Part I: Solutions or Theater
When Naming Problems Is No Longer Enough By August, something fundamental had shifted. For months, the work had been about seeing clearly—learning how to ask better questions, tracing incentives, exposing contradictions, and understanding how systems actually function. That work mattered. But August was the month it became obvious that identifying problems was no longer sufficient.… →
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Title: The Real Cost of Mounjaro: How Horizon and Prime Therapeutics Keep Patients in the Dark
By Miles Carter Introduction If you’ve ever paid coinsurance on a high-cost prescription drug and wondered why your share seems so high, you’re not alone. I’m a Horizon BCBSNJ member prescribed Mounjaro, a drug that retails in the U.S. for over $1,000 per month. Despite paying 50% coinsurance, I’ve been blocked from seeing what the… →