YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: White House To Slash Drug Prices
Plus, Google suffers a big antitrust defeat, New York’s private colleges could lose wasteful tax breaks, and Massachusetts says goodbye to natural gas.
Health Care
Deep dives into the political corruption and corporate bureaucracy that keeps Americans sick while making executives rich.
LEVER TIME: Artificial Intelligence Is Denying Americans Health Care
The Lever breaks down how the country’s largest health insurer uses artificial intelligence to deny rehabilitation services for older and disabled Americans.
Why Drugs Are Disappearing From Your Insurance Coverage
Powerful companies are removing hundreds of medicines from insurance plans — and they’re spending millions to stop attempts at reform.
NEW E-BOOK: Protect Yourself Against Corporate Health Care
Introducing our newest Lever Reader: Profits Over Patients — The Corporatization of American Health Care And What You Can Do To Protect Yourself.
An Insurance Giant Stalls Mental Health Care Reform
As mental health advocates pushed for a bill to expand insurance coverage, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan lobbied against it.
Protecting Yourself From The Health Insurance Racket
Expert advice on how to navigate the growing pitfalls of Medicare, Medicaid, and the health insurance marketplace.
A Revisionist History Of Cuomogate
Former top Cuomo aide Melissa DeRosa’s new memoir tries to rewrite the details of New York governor’s nursing home scandal.
Leonard Leo’s Fight Against Abortion Access
Leo’s dark money network has spent $18 million opposing the campaign to enshrine abortion rights in Ohio’s constitution.
Voiceless
By allowing insurers to outsource Medicaid decisions to a profit-hungry middleman, therapists and children say Florida’s left them with no say over vital medical care.
Insurers Are Gaming Medicare — To The Tune Of $140 Billion
Private health insurers are systematically taking advantage of Medicare while denying care to seniors, a new report shows.