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The Atlantic
theatlantic.com > magazine > 2026 > 04 > health-care-affordability-uninsured-americans > 686053

The Cost of Not Having Health Insurance

4+ hour, 48+ min ago  (521+ words) The U.S. and Israel have attacked Iran. Read our coverage here. My aunt couldn't afford to go to the hospital. She ended up there anyway. The day after Thanksgiving, I got a voicemail. A woman identified herself as a doctor at…...

The Atlantic
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How to Help Close America’s Medical Debt Gap

5+ mon, 4+ week ago  (1186+ words) Thomas Morey was young and healthy in his first real job out of college when his life turned upside down. One day while playing basketball with some friends he just didn't feel right. The next day, he felt even worse....

The Atlantic
theatlantic.com > health > archive > 2025 > 06 > wyoming-riverton-hospital-private-equity > 683054

The Wyoming Hospital Upending the Logic of Private Equity

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (500+ words) Instead of cutting services to cut costs, one rural hospital plans to thrive by offering more. After years of trying to improve his hospital in Riverton, Wyoming'first as a doctor, then as a board member and volunteer activist'Roger Gose was…...